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Michael Klikushin

Founder

CTO / Founder at Sol

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedSol Β· YC

About

Michael Klikushin studied computer science at Georgia Tech and later attended Carnegie Mellon's Human-Computer Interaction Institute. He previously worked as an engineer at Oracle.

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mikeBuildsMore @mkliku

this is my first x post from terminal-browser. Shoutout @RobKnight__ can't believe this works!!!!

Jul 29, 2026 Β· β™₯ 10

mikeBuildsMore @mkliku

Opus 5 gains sentience https://t.co/ycyel3HIvs

Jul 28, 2026 Β· β™₯ 15

mikeBuildsMore @mkliku

Opus 5 writes a nonsensical poem, talks about extraditing me, and repeatedly asks itself to check the lyrics to a song. https://t.co/puONjkwewf https://t.co/fFDUhqII5n

Jul 28, 2026 Β· β™₯ 9 Β· ⇄ 1

CTO / Founder at SolYC F25

Intro paths

YC

Michael went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Sol's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Sol's investors below.

Sol's investors Β· 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Sol

QRQuentin Romero Lauro
Quentin Romero LauroFounder

Experience

  1. Sol Browser (YC F25)Co-Founder & CTOcurrent2025 β€” presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. OracleSoftware Engineer Intern2025Redwood City, CA
  3. Bubble DateCo-Founder2024 β€” 2025Atlanta, GA
  4. Federal Reserve Bank of RichmondSoftware Engineer Intern2024Richmond, VA
  5. CMU Human-Computer Interaction InstituteResearch Intern2023Pittsburgh, PA

Education

  1. Georgia Institute of TechnologyDropout, Computer Science2022 β€” 2026
  2. Westfield Senior High School2018 β€” 2022

Same school

Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology206

Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategyJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures

+ 200 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Sol Browser (YC F25)1

Quentin Romero LauroFounder at Sol

Also worked at Oracle315

Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesAyshaAdvisor at Clear VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalMark SiegelPartner Emeritus at Menlo VenturesHope CochranVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupMark T. NelsonVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

+ 309 more

Also worked at Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond1

Gail BallEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation Space

Also worked at CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute2

Soy HwangCofounder at HumanceQuentin Romero LauroFounder at Sol