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- Active GitHub builder with 48 public non-fork repositories under @Cixelyn.
- GitHub account @Cixelyn confirmed as belonging to Cory Li via name match and LinkedIn project link.
- GitHub account @Cixelyn has been active for approximately 17 years, created in February 2009.
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- 92%Probability of being accurate (92%)GitHub account @Cixelyn confirmed as belonging to Cory Li via name match and LinkedIn project link.
- 92%Probability of being accurate (92%)GitHub account @Cixelyn has been active for approximately 17 years, created in February 2009.
- 90%Probability of being accurate (90%)Current founder and CEO of Spellbrush, an AI anime art company he founded in 2018.
- 90%Probability of being accurate (90%)Past co-founder of Benchling, a YC-backed bioinformatics company he co-founded in 2012.
- 90%Probability of being accurate (90%)Active GitHub builder with 48 public non-fork repositories under @Cixelyn.
- 88%Probability of being accurate (88%)Y Combinator alum, having participated in both the S12 batch (Benchling) and W18 batch (Spellbrush).
- 80%Probability of being accurate (80%)Benchling was co-founded with other co-founders, confirming a co-founding team structure.
- 72%Probability of being accurate (72%)Identified as a researcher on OpenAlex with 4 works and 343 citations, affiliated with MIT.
- 35%Probability of being accurate (35%)Benchling (co-founded) has raised $412M in total funding, and Spellbrush has raised $245K, for a combined total of approximately $412.2M across his founded companies.
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What you likely need
Cory is a two-time YC founder with deep AI/generative art expertise, currently running Spellbrush at an early revenue stage. His biggest opportunity is translating Spellbrush's technical differentiation in anime AI into a fundable growth narrative, given the company's modest $245K in disclosed funding. Benchling's trajectory as a co-founded company demonstrates he can build for the long term, but Spellbrush needs capital and visibility to scale.
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- fundraisingPursue a formal seed or Series A round for Spellbrush — your dual YC pedigree (S12 + W18) and AI-generative art focus are highly fundable in the current AI investment climate.
- introsTap the YC alumni network for warm intros to AI-focused investors, particularly those who backed generative media or creative-tools companies in recent batches.
- positioningOpen-source a core component of Spellbrush's anime AI pipeline on GitHub to build developer community and inbound hiring interest — your existing @Cixelyn account gives you a head start.
- positioningActively reference your Benchling co-founding story in fundraising materials — Benchling's $412M raise and 650-person scale is powerful social proof of your ability to build category-defining companies.
- hiringWith 25 employees and an open hiring signal on LinkedIn, prioritize hiring ML engineers and a head of growth to accelerate Spellbrush's revenue beyond the current $800K ARR.
- tacticalSpellbrush already has presence in Japan and Australia — lean into the Japanese anime market specifically, where IP licensing and B2B partnerships with studios could unlock a high-margin revenue stream.
- positioningYour MIT bioengineering and phage display publications show research credibility — publishing technical AI/generative model work would strengthen Spellbrush's positioning as a research-led company.