About
Gabriel Castillo studied computer science at Cornell and worked as a software engineer at Apple focusing on AI tools and automation. He is building Rote, an AI-powered insurance management platform for auto body shops.
Founder at RoteYC W27
Intro paths
YC
Gabriel went through Y Combinator (Winter 2027) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Rote's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Gabriel can intro founders to Rote's investors below.
Rote's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Rote
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Aditya MittalFounder
Experience
- AppleSoftware Engineer Interncurrent2026 β presentSan Diego, California, United States
- Cornell App Development (AppDev)iOS Developercurrent2026 β presentIthaca, New York, United States
- Kappa Theta Pi Cornell ChapterKappa Theta Pi β Beta Classcurrent2025 β presentIthaca, New York, United States
- Cornell UniversityUndergraduate Research β Full-stack Software Developer @ uTECHcurrent2025 β present
- ArmadaBuildercurrent2025 β presentIthaca, New York, United States
- rapStudySoftware Engineer Intern2025Ithaca, New York, United States
- Jane StreetFOCUS Fellow2025New York, New York, United States
- Blue Pond GroupSoftware Engineer Internship2024Chiang Mai, Thailand
Skills & more
Front-End DevelopmentFront-End DesignFunctional ProgrammingCode ReviewJava Concurrency1Software Development2Entrepreneurship2Software Design2Web Development1iOS Development1Next.jsReact Native1
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Node.jsJavaJavaFXSwift (Programming Language)FirebaseC++PyTorchJavaScriptBootstrap (Framework)Python (Programming Language)Problem SolvingLangChainFrom Gabriel's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gabriel Castillo?
- Gabriel Castillo studied computer science at Cornell and worked as a software engineer at Apple focusing on AI tools and automation. He is building Rote, an AI-powered insurance management platform for auto body shops.
- Where does Gabriel Castillo work?
- Gabriel Castillo is Founder of Rote.
- What companies did Gabriel Castillo found?
- Gabriel Castillo founded Rote.
- Where did Gabriel Castillo go to school?
- Gabriel Castillo studied at Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts); Prem International School (International Baccalaureate Diploma).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Cornell University mafia218
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Apple512
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Also worked at rapStudy1
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