About
Liam McBride is a computer engineer from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and currently serves as CTO at Parrot.
Founder at ParrotYC X26
Intro paths
Liam 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 Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Parrot's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Liam can intro founders to Parrot's investors below.
Parrot's investors · 4
Co-founders at Parrot
Experience
- Parrot (YC P26)Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- AlchemyFounder2024 — 2026San Francisco, CA
- BoboFounder, CTO2023 — 2024Mountain View, California, United States
- AtsignSoftware Engineer Intern2022
- Stanford UniversityIntern2021Stanford, California, United States
- CivitasAIIntern2020Mountain View, California, United States
Skills & more
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Hardware VirtualizationLinear AlgebraHTMLAnalytical SkillsAttention to DetailApplication ArchitectureLow LatencyJavaScriptC++Computer ScienceFlutterPython (Programming Language)Languages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Liam McBride?
- Liam McBride is a computer engineer from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and currently serves as CTO at Parrot.
- Where does Liam McBride work?
- Liam McBride is Founder of Parrot.
- What companies did Liam McBride found?
- Liam McBride founded Parrot.
- Where did Liam McBride go to school?
- Liam McBride studied at Y Combinator (Spring 2026 Cohort); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Master's Degree, Computer Engineering); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering).
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