Pratham Hombal

Pratham Hombal is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Stratify, an artificial intelligence user research platform. He established the company alongside Siddhartha Javvaji, launching publicly from stealth in May 2025 as part of the Y Combinator X25 cohort. Stratify develops AI agents designed to automate user interviews and data analysis, aiming to save enterprise clients millions of dollars annually in product development costs. Prior to this venture, Hombal studied computer science at Stanford University, where he conducted research in high-performance computing and won top hackathon awards for developing voice agents. He has also gained international recognition for his machine learning applications across various fields, including AI plagiarism detection, biological analysis, and cancer detection. His current focus centers on leveraging advanced machine learning models to streamline enterprise customer insights and accelerate software development cycles.