Faizaan Chishtie
FounderCo-Founder & CEO at Minicor
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedMinicor Β· YC
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.
faiz @faizchishtie
forgot to dismiss the ios update and now i have liquid glass FML
Jul 26, 2026 Β· β₯ 7
faiz @faizchishtie
need your AI to interface with legacy desktop apps?? If you're at #Ai42026 in Vegas, come to booth 1467 to see @minicor_ in action! https://t.co/olDC6U4HzI
Jul 20, 2026 Β· β₯ 11
faiz @faizchishtie
finally⦠agents for ordering me best macro food 24/7 https://t.co/VvSDuC9gC8
Jul 16, 2026 Β· β₯ 7
Co-Founder & CEO at MinicorYC X26
Intro paths
Faizaan went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Minicor's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Faizaan can intro founders to Minicor's investors below.
Minicor's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Minicor
Experience
- Minicor (YC X26)CEO & Co-Foundercurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Phoenix (YC W21)Software Engineer2023 β 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- TypecastFounding Software Engineer2022 β 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- SecodaSoftware Engineer2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- HomeboardCTO & Co-Founder2021 β 2022Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- AntlerEntrepreneur2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Software For LoveFounder2020 β 2022Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- University of OttawaTeaching Assistant2020 β 2021Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- University of OttawaResearch Assistant2020 β 2021Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- NEXT CanadaEntrepreneur2021
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer Intern2019 β 2021Greater Seattle Area
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer Intern2020Greater Seattle Area
- MicrosoftExplore Intern2019Greater Seattle Area
Education
- Y CombinatorSpring 2026
- University of OttawaBachelor of Applied Science, Software Engineering (CO-OP)
Skills & more
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Python (Programming Language)GitJavaScriptLinuxMongoDBNode.jsSQLFirebaseReactComputer ScienceEntrepreneurshipEngineeringLanguages English Β· French
- Flosum Certified Professional β Flosum
From Faizaan's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator1,475
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Also attended University of Ottawa51
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Shared employers
Also worked at Minicor (YC X26)2
Also worked at Antler146
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Also worked at Software For Love1
Also worked at University of Ottawa8
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