Atai Barkai

Atai Barkai is a technology entrepreneur and software engineer currently serving as Co-Founder and CEO of CopilotKit, where efforts focus on building advanced AI solutions. Prior to this role, Atai founded tawkitAI, developing an LLM Media Database and the AI podcast assistant, PodcastGPT. Experience includes a position at Meta, where Atai managed media SDKs and enhanced infrastructure across Instagram and Facebook, and a senior software engineer role at Doximity, noted for leading the development of internal SDKs and the Dialer app. As a founding member of FermiCloud, Atai architected a backend-as-a-service solution, and early career included research work with the UPenn High Energy Physics Group. Atai holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science in Physics, both from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with honors.