Summary
Yash Kothari is a founder-minded product builder and creator with 11 years of experience turning messy, real-world problems into shipped products across startups and high-growth companies. Trained as a Computer Engineer at Waterloo, he’s led early-stage product efforts (employee #2) to build virtual classroom SaaS used by thousands, launched revenue-recovering billing features at BuildOps, and founded ventures focused on student mental health and tattoo studio management. He thrives in small teams, bridging product strategy and hands-on execution across software, firmware, and hardware roots, and has repeatedly led cross-functional squads of engineers, design, and go-to-market. Currently building social agentic AI at brobot in New York, he brings founder grit, deep product instincts, and a knack for finding practical leverage in ambiguous domains.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
IB Diploma Programme Graduate & Ontario Secondary School Diploma, IB Diploma Programme Graduate & Ontario Secondary School Diploma at Glenforest Secondary School
Honours Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) Computer Engineering, Honours Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) Computer Engineering at University of Waterloo
English, Hindi