Where does Faizaan Chishtie work?

Faizaan Chishtie is Co-Founder & CEO of Minicor.

What companies did Faizaan Chishtie found?

Faizaan Chishtie founded Minicor.

Where did Faizaan Chishtie go to school?

Faizaan Chishtie studied at Y Combinator (Spring 2026); University of Ottawa (Bachelor of Applied Science, Software Engineering (CO-OP)).

Faizaan Chishtie

Founder

Co-Founder & CEO at Minicor

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedMinicor · YC

Find your path to Faizaan

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About

Faizaan Chishtie is the founder of Minicor, an RPA platform for AI deployment in legacy desktop systems. He previously founded a furniture rental company and worked as an early engineer at multiple YC-backed companies focused on systems integration.

Co-Founder & CEO at Minicor YC X26

Intro paths

Faizaan went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Minicor's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Faizaan can intro founders to Minicor's investors below.

Minicor's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Minicor

Saheed AkinbileCo-founder & CTO

Experience

Minicor (YC X26)CEO & Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Phoenix (YC W21)Software Engineer2023 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
TypecastFounding Software Engineer2022 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
SecodaSoftware Engineer2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
HomeboardCTO & Co-Founder2021 — 2022Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
AntlerEntrepreneur2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Software For LoveFounder2020 — 2022Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
University of OttawaTeaching Assistant2020 — 2021Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
University of OttawaResearch Assistant2020 — 2021Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
NEXT CanadaEntrepreneur2021
MicrosoftSoftware Engineer Intern2019 — 2021Greater Seattle Area
MicrosoftSoftware Engineer Intern2020Greater Seattle Area
MicrosoftExplore Intern2019Greater Seattle Area

Skills & more

Leadership21Teamwork9Communication3Team Leadership3Public Speaking2JavaNext.jsRubyRuby on RailsDjangoReact.jsC++5

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Python (Programming Language)GitJavaScriptLinuxMongoDBNode.jsSQLFirebaseReactComputer ScienceEntrepreneurshipEngineering

Languages English · French

Flosum Certified Professional — Flosum

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Faizaan Chishtie?: Faizaan Chishtie is the founder of Minicor, an RPA platform for AI deployment in legacy desktop systems. He previously founded a furniture rental company and worked as an early engineer at multiple YC-backed companies focused on systems integration.
Where does Faizaan Chishtie work?: Faizaan Chishtie is Co-Founder & CEO of Minicor.
What companies did Faizaan Chishtie found?: Faizaan Chishtie founded Minicor.
Where did Faizaan Chishtie go to school?: Faizaan Chishtie studied at Y Combinator (Spring 2026); University of Ottawa (Bachelor of Applied Science, Software Engineering (CO-OP)).