Saba I.
About Saba I.
Saba I. is the founder of Khoj (YC S23), a company focused on building trustworthy, open-source personal AI, and has a background in software engineering with experience at Probably Genetic, Two Sigma, and Microsoft.
Founder of Khoj (YC S23)
Saba I. is the founder of Khoj, an innovative company part of the Y Combinator Summer 2023 batch. Khoj focuses on developing trustworthy, open-source personal AI designed to act as a digital brain. The company is motivated by opportunities for high-impact applications in education, policy, sustainability, health, and AI.
Previous Role at Probably Genetic
Saba I. worked as a Software Engineer at Probably Genetic for nine months, from 2022 to 2023. Based in the United States, her responsibilities included developing software solutions within the company's framework.
Software Engineer at Two Sigma
From 2021 to 2022, Saba I. was employed as a Software Engineer 2 at Two Sigma in New York. During her one-year tenure, she contributed to software development projects, leveraging her technical expertise to support the company's initiatives.
Software Engineer at Microsoft
Saba I. worked at Microsoft as a Software Engineer from 2019 to 2021 in Redmond, Washington. Notably, she built and scaled products for Cortana AI, growing the user base from zero to 20 million daily active users.
Educational Background in Computer Science
Saba I. achieved a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science from EPFL in 2017. She furthered her studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she studied Engineering and completed a degree in Computer Science from 2014 to 2018.