Chinmay Patel

Chinmay Patel is the Co-Founder of Closera, an artificial intelligence platform automating commercial real estate marketing workflows that was accepted into the Y Combinator Summer 2025 cohort. He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Computer Science from Stanford University, and he pursued a joint master's degree at Harvard University and MIT. Prior to launching Closera, Patel advised Fortune 500 companies on artificial intelligence automation at Boston Consulting Group and developed AI tools to analyze drone footage at Point72 Asset Management. His earlier technical background includes shipping creator products to millions of active users at Roblox and collaborating with Alphabet Chairman John Hennessy on a platform addressing online misinformation. Patel currently focuses on leveraging his computer science expertise to build scalable artificial intelligence infrastructure and drive digital transformation across complex enterprise operations.