Bikash Pokharel
Bikash Pokharel
2x O1 visa holder. Worked in a YC backed companies -- Olympian Motors and Wefunder. Currently, Head of Growth at Saleen AUtomotive.
Projects
Ideas brought to life. A look at the products, companies, and creative works built from the ground up.
TypeMate
Founder and maker of TypeMate — a lightweight AI grammar / writing assistant (Chrome extension) aimed at non-native English speakers and busy professionals. Built as an LLM-powered productivity tool.
DesignPrint (personal project)
Design-to-print platform converting flat images into editable layers for print production. Listed as a personal project on GitHub profile/README.
Imgour (personal project)
AI image object removal project; reported to have handled 50K+ API requests and integrations with Replicate/HuggingFace/Figma in README.
Claude Agents contributions
Contributor to production-ready subagents / agents collections (reported on GitHub README).
In the Spotlight
A collection of articles, interviews, and viral content where achievements have been shared.
Recognitions
Formal validation from the top. A showcase of official awards, grants, and government acknowledgements.
Reported: U.S. O-1 visa (media reports)
March 2026Multiple Nepali media posts and social media reports (March 2026) state that Bikash Pokharel was awarded a U.S. O-1 visa for extraordinary ability. I could not find first‑party or government documentation to verify the visa approval; this item is recorded as reported in press/community sources.
Work Experience
Key roles that defined the journey.
Founding Engineer / Head of Machine Learning
Joined Olympian Motors as an early/first engineer and led ML and AI platform development (Olympus Platform) powering AI-Cockpit, vehicle intelligence, and other vehicle-facing systems. Public media (Inc.) and company press cite Bikash as head of machine learning and a key engineering lead.
Engineer / Contributor (reported)
Peerlist and other profiles list prior contributions/roles at Programiz (details sparse in public records). Included as reported prior experience.
Previously associated (reported)
Peerlist indicates prior association with Wefunder; public details are limited.
Education
Academic foundation and learning journey.
Master's / Data Science (reported)
Listed on LinkedIn and Medium as attending University of New Haven (Data Science program). Dates listed on LinkedIn: Jan 2022 – May 2023 (as reported on profile).
Professional certifications
Akuna Capital Options 201 Course; Advanced SQL for Data Science (LinkedIn); MLOps Essentials; Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn; SQL Essential Training; Python libraries and HackerRank challenges — listed on LinkedIn profile.
Socials
Connect and explore.