Summary
Neel Mehta is a founder and technical leader with 12 years of product and engineering experience, currently serving as CTO and co-founder of Fiber AI (YC S23), an AI-powered marketing automation platform. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, he combines startup grit with enterprise product chops honed as a Product Manager at Google across Search, Chromebooks, and a Google.org fellowship. He taught and authored bestselling books on technology and product strategy, and previously helped launch the Civic Digital Fellowship at the U.S. Census Bureau, securing seed funding and recruiting top talent. Neel’s background includes hands-on software engineering and teaching at Harvard CS50, plus early product and growth roles at Khan Academy and Microsoft. He blends product instincts, technical depth, and storytelling—often translating complex technical concepts into accessible strategy and education. Based in New York, he is known for moving rapidly from research and teaching into scalable product execution.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Founder of Fiber AI (YC S23)., Founder of Fiber AI (YC S23). at Y Combinator
Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science at Harvard University
English, German, Gujarati, Hindi