Founder Files w/ Gabriel from Coverage Cat (YC S22) - by ikigai Launchpad
Join us for an evening with Gabriel, Co-Founder & CTO of Coverage Cat (YC S22), in our first iteration of Founder Files, a series where we bring seasoned founders to share with our community here in Taipei.
Gabriel is an Engineer-Founder tackling one of the hardest problems in tech: making sense of the messy, fragmented world of insurance data. He’s building an "agentic" brokerage that pairs rigorous data models with licensed experts to actually protect people’s assets and not just sell them products.
👤 Who is Gabriel?
He serves as the technical backbone of Coverage Cat, setting the bar for reliability, privacy, and speed in a highly regulated industry.
A Yale alum and Y Combinator founder who specializes in navigating complex data landscapes to build "Safe AI."
🔥 What We’ll Discuss: We are opening the floor to hear Gabriel share his story and then an AMA. Bring your questions on:
The reality of building: Moving from "messy data" to a polished product people trust.
Building AI products: How to build AI that offers transparent, safe advice
The founder journey: Lessons from going through Y Combinator and navigating the founder journey.
Engineering vs. Product: How technical founders can effectively set product goals.
and more!
📍 Who Should Come?
Founders and engineers interested in the "0 to 1" journey.
Builders working with AI, data, or in regulated industries.
Anyone curious about startups, building, and the intersection of modeling and real-world consumer products.
About ikigai Launchpad
ikigai Launchpad is an accelerator, based in Taipei, powered by 886 Studios in collaboration with Lifelike Capital. Built by the founders behind Twitch, Kabam, Guitar Hero, and others, ikigai Launchpad supports early stage startups with $100K USD in funding, hands-on mentorship from experienced founders, weekly office hours and workshops, and a community to help teams reach product-market fit and prepare for growth over a 12-week cohort.
The next batch takes place in Spring 2026.
Apply here.
Learn more: withikigai.com