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About
Mann Patira worked as an AI engineer at Bloomberg and software engineer at Autodesk before co-founding Hexa. He holds a Master's degree in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence from Imperial College London.
Founder/CTO at HexaYC X26
Intro paths
Mann 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 David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Hexa's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Mann can intro founders to Hexa's investors below.
Hexa's investors · 5
Co-founders at Hexa
Experience
- Hexa (YC P26)Co-Founder/CTOcurrent2026 — present
- FR8Cohort 2.s2026
- BloombergSoftware Engineer2025
- AutodeskSoftware Engineer2024
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mann Patira?
- Mann Patira worked as an AI engineer at Bloomberg and software engineer at Autodesk before co-founding Hexa. He holds a Master's degree in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence from Imperial College London.
- Where does Mann Patira work?
- Mann Patira is Founder/CTO of Hexa.
- What companies did Mann Patira found?
- Mann Patira founded Hexa.
- Where did Mann Patira go to school?
- Mann Patira studied at Y Combinator (P26); Imperial College London (Master of Engineering - MEng, Computer Science (ML & AI)); Wilson's School.
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