With the ongoing AI boom, one would consider having a job at Meta equal to being god’s favourite child. But for the AI enthusiasts, the current situation is not the peak but the playground, where they can experiment with technology to build things that the world did not know it would need. Among such excited individuals is an Indian-origin software engineer, Prakshal Jain, who left his lucrative career at Meta to pursue entrepreneurship and announced the launch of his artificial intelligence startup after months of working in stealth mode.
A step back
In a LinkedIn post, Jain shared the announcement saying he decided to step away from his $300,000 (around Rs 2.89 crore) annual salary at the tech giant to work on a bigger vision for AI. According to his LinkedIn profile, he spent 3.5 years at the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company.He worked there as a frontend engineer developing web and XR experiences. His contributions included helping launch Facebook and Instagram on Meta Quest in 2024, while also working on applications related to Meta AI. Most recently, he served on the Comet Frameworks Team.
From Meta to Mitosis
Jain shared that he had spent a decade building user experiences and human-computer interaction was his passion. He said he gradually realised that AI assistants had become his primary way of interacting with technology. Instead of opening up a website or using an app, he would just ask ChatGPT or Claude Code to find or do things for him.“That’s when I came up with the phrase: The best UX is no UI,” he wrote. He said humans were never meant to spend their lives sitting in a chair in front of a computer, and thus he wanted to build something that freed people from dead-end work like filing taxes and filling out forms. But at the same time, he wanted to ensure that user privacy was respected and AI was safe to use with users getting to control their data and use it in a secure way.According to Jain, the concept behind Mitosis Labs is built on the idea that intelligent AI agents can reduce the need for complex apps, dashboards and repetitive digital workflows. As part of his experimentation, he said he created a personal AI agent trained on his own digital data. He claimed the system reduced his iPhone screen time by 78% within three weeks, reinforcing his belief that AI can simplify daily digital interactions.Along with co-founder Alex Morris, Jain’s Mitosis Labs has already developed three products: Mitosis Cortex, Yappy and UFA & Wikipedia. Jain said the startup is now preparing to showcase its work publicly after spending the last seven months developing its technology.
Who is Prakshal Jain?
In terms of education, Jain completed his Bachelor’s and Honours in Computer Science from the University at Buffalo. He has also volunteered at various organisations in numerous roles. He worked as a full-stack developer at UB Hacking, a general volunteer for She Started IT, a judge at Reality Hack at MIT and HackMIT and a judge at Stanford XR.He began his professional career as a Frontend Software Developer Intern for Facebook and WhatsApp at Meta. In 2025, he founded Chimaera Auto Inc. a continuity browser for a seamless internet surfing experience, in January 2026, he founded ClawBody to help people automate their life and business.In order to start his own company, he transferred from an F1 visa to an O1 visa and is now all in to make Mitosis work.
