Arlan Rakhmetzhanov
Founder of Nozomio AI, (YC S25)
Kazakhstan → San Francisco, CA
Founder Nozomioai (YC S25) | hs junior dropout | forbes 30u30 | prev. stanford research at 16
Membership
Recognitions
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Work Experience
Founder & CEO at Nia / Nozomio Labs ↗
founded Nozomio Labs and launched Nia, an AI teammate for engineers. As CEO, I lead product vision, fundraising, and team building. We’ve raised $850K pre-seed from LocalGlobe and joined Y Combinator S25.
2023-2025
Founder at Hanlan Tech ↗
I started Hanlan Tech to explore experimental applications of AI across industries — testing out early-stage products and new ideas.
2024
Education
Features
Nia ↗
trynia.ai
Nia, an AI teammate for engineers — not just a co-pilot, but an autonomous partner that understands your entire codebase and helps ship faster.
(2024–Present)
Nozomio Labs ↗
pitchbook.com
Nozomio Labs, a startup studio where I experiment with AI, design, and education projects. It’s the birthplace of Nia and my earlier tools for young engineers.
(2023–Present)
DresserAI ↗
f6s.com
DresserAI, an AI stylist that helps people pick outfits and experiment with fashion using computer vision and recommendations.
Publications
18‑year‑old founder raises $850K to build autonomous AI engineers for dev teams ↗
startupsmagazine.co.uk
Highlights Nia’s mission to become an AI teammate—not just a co-pilot—for engineers, and details about the funding round led by LocalGlobe.
2025
18‑year‑old founder closes pre‑seed funding round for AI startup ↗
uktech.news
Covers the $850K pre‑seed round story, Arlan’s self-taught coding background, and LocalGlobe’s praise of his drive and technical vision.
2025
Meet the 18‑year‑old dropout building the AI agent to rule them all ↗
sifted.eu
A deep‑dive feature on Arlan’s decision to leave school, his move to London to join Entrepreneur First, and how he raised $850K pre-seed for Nia.
2025
