About
Rahul Sheth is CEO of Texel.ai. Previously he spent nearly eight years at Snapchat working on Bitmoji and holds a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford with focus on character animation and physics simulation.
Founder at Texel.aiYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Rahul went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Texel.ai's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Rahul can intro founders to Texel.ai's investors below.
Texel.ai's investors · 3
Co-founders at Texel.ai
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Eli SemoryFounder
Experience
- Texel.aiCo-founder and CEOcurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Snap Inc.Design Engineer2022 — 2023Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Snap Inc.Software Engineer (Web3)2022Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Snap Inc.Technical Lead (Bitmoji)2021 — 2022Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Snap Inc.Technical Lead (Bitmoji)2019 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- Snap Inc.Technical Lead (Bitmoji)2018Greater Los Angeles Area
- Snap Inc.Lead Research Engineer2018Greater Los Angeles Area
- Snap Inc.Senior Research Engineer2017 — 2018Greater Los Angeles Area
- Snap Inc.Research Engineer (Bitmoji)2016 — 2017Toronto, Canada Area
- Snap Inc.Research Engineer2015 — 2016Greater Los Angeles Area
- GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2014Mountain View, CA
- Pixar Animation StudiosResearch Intern2012 — 2014Emeryville, CA
- HyperpublicIntern2011New York, NY
- MicrosoftSoftware Development Engineer in Test Intern2009Redmond, WA
Skills & more
OpenCVWeb3OpenGLImage ProcessingCUDAUnityAmazon ECSPython (Programming Language)DockerJavaScriptJavaAmazon Web Services (AWS)
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SWIGAugmented Reality (AR)AndroidArtificial Intelligence (AI)iOSGenerative ArtPythonC++Machine LearningAlgorithmsComputer ScienceDistributed SystemsFrom Rahul's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rahul Sheth?
- Rahul Sheth is CEO of Texel.ai. Previously he spent nearly eight years at Snapchat working on Bitmoji and holds a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford with focus on character animation and physics simulation.
- Where does Rahul Sheth work?
- Rahul Sheth is Founder of Texel.ai.
- What companies did Rahul Sheth found?
- Rahul Sheth founded Texel.ai.
- Where did Rahul Sheth go to school?
- Rahul Sheth studied at Y Combinator (W23); Stanford University (Ph.D., Computer Science); Rutgers University.
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Stanford University mafia903
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Rutgers University mafia29
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Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Shared employers
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Also worked at Snap Inc.71
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Also worked at Pixar Animation Studios11
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