Nikita Mullangi is Co-Founder at Studio (YC S26), an early-stage startup based in the San Francisco Bay Area, built while studying Computer Science at UC Berkeley.

Nikita interned at Meta and turned down a return offer at age 19 to pursue her own venture, a bold decision that set her on the founder path.

Nikita exemplifies the next generation of student founders who prioritize building over conventional career tracks, choosing entrepreneurship over a coveted Big Tech role.

Studio was accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch, one of the most competitive accelerator programs in the world, with Demo Day scheduled for September 2026.

As part of YC S26, Studio joins a cohort where AI is the dominant theme, positioning the company at the forefront of the current wave of AI-driven startup innovation.