# Perceptual Labs

[Perceptual Labs on Hacklab](https://hacklab.so/org/perceptual-labs)

Startup · 2 people on Hacklab

## Links

- [Website](https://www.perceptuallabs.com/)
- [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/perceptual-labs)
- [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bryel)

## About

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## YC company profile

Building the next generation of visual intelligence

- **YC batch:** Fall 2026
- **Founded:** 2026
- **Team size:** 2
- **Location:** San Francisco
- **Country:** US
- **Status:** Active
- **Industry:** B2B
- **Stage:** Early
- **Tags:** B2B, AI
- **YC partner:** David Lieb

## Founders

### Kevin Miao — Founder/CEO

Founder at Perceptual Labs. Senior Research Engineer at Apple and Lecturer at UC Berkeley. Previously researcher at Berkeley AI Research (BAIR). MS and BA in Computer Science from UC Berkeley. Born and raised in the Netherlands; speak 8 languages!

[LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/miaok)

### Frankie Li — Co-Founder

Co-Founder at Perpetual Labs. Previously helped train models and led product at Fundamental Research Labs (a16z-backed, MIT spinout), hire #3 where he scaled products to millions of users and revenue, including Shortcut (Excel copilot used by 1000+ companies). Harvard Grad.

[LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/lifrankie) · [X](https://x.com/frankieli_)

[Source: Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/perceptual-labs) · Retrieved 2026-11-02. Company information is self-reported on YC.

## Current staff

- [Frankie Li](https://hacklab.so/frankie-li) — Co\-Founder (Present)
- [Kevin Miao](https://hacklab.so/kevin-miao) — Founder/CEO (Present)