About
Jacob Xiao spent 15 years at Apple where he led development on SwiftUI and contributed to Xcode and UIKit. He previously built Opacity, a graphical design tool, and is now co-founding bitrig.
Jacob Xiao @jacobx
This feels so good to play with! Also helps with getting a feel for what your app looks like on a real device faster. https://t.co/nWSKiFdRXj
Jul 29, 2026 Β· β₯ 14 Β· β 1
Jacob Xiao @jacobx
Bitrig Hacks is almost here! For the awards, we turned the Liquid Glass slider all the way up. https://t.co/AHXholzmA6
Jun 10, 2026 Β· β₯ 28 Β· β 2
Jacob Xiao @jacobx
WWDC is always such an exciting time of year! Hope Iβll see you all at the hackathon and the Bash. https://t.co/wVitPfgiQ2
Jun 7, 2026 Β· β₯ 7
Founder at bitrigYC S25
Intro paths
Jacob went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran bitrig's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Jacob can intro founders to bitrig's investors below.
bitrig's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at bitrig
