YC Spring 2026 (P26) founder

Gary Gao

Founder of Chert, iMessage infrastructure for business

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Company

Gary Gao is listed as a founder of Chert. Chert provides the infrastructure for businesses to automate conversations over iMessage. We’re already working with B2C startups, customer experience teams, and sales teams to reach end users through trusted and conversational messaging.

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    Hey everyone, @Cherthq is now live on Product Hunt! https:// producthunt.com/products/chert Try out our agent builder, which lets you build and deploy conversational iMessage agents for customer service, inbound lead capture, and more by simply configuring the system prompt and tone. Show more Chert: Build AI agents that text customers in iMessage | Product Hunt From producthunt.com

    Hey everyone, @Cherthq is now live on Product Hunt! https:// producthunt.com/products/chert Try out our agent builder, which lets you build and deploy conversational iMessage agents for customer service, inbound lead capture, and more by simply configuring the system prompt and...