Illia Ovcharenko's profile on Product Hunt

About

Solo founder, Helsinki. Ukrainian refugee on welfare, learning Finnish, bootstrapping Brightforge (Delaware C-Corp). Shipped **Pixlie** — AI video app (pixlys.com, iOS) — v1 in 22 days / 350h on 12 trial services. Building **Kineforge**: 157K-param embodied AI (JAX, MuJoCo, Isaac). Art school → 10y restaurants → self-taught ML; CS degree started 2026. NVIDIA Inception · Nebius/Lambda infra · YC Startup School done · YC Summer applied (no) · now BF pre-seed + EU entity + YC Fall + NVIDIA Capital Connect. Seeking co-founder for production-stage ops/GTM — solo octopus mode is maxed out.

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Maker History

SanalaLocal-first AI language tutor with native YouTube extension
Jul 2026
Kineforge AI/ML model for roboticsTrain robot brains without demos on one GPU
Jun 2026
PixlieAI video studio: text & image to video, with real control
Jun 2026

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Joined Product HuntMay 9th, 2026

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13d ago

Sanala - Local-first AI language tutor with native YouTube extension

Sanala builds a personal Finnish learning route from your level, interests, and weak spots. It is a local-first, privacy-focused AI language tutor built natively with Flutter for iOS, Android, macOS, and Web. Practice live speaking and vocabulary without your data being exposed. Includes a Chrome extension that turns any YouTube video into an interactive lesson with dual subtitles and 1-click word sync. Powered by real-time AI voice tutoring, local progress tracking, and zero ads.

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1mo ago

Pixlie - Write better prompts inside ChatGPT, then render on Pixlie.

We shipped Pixlie Prompt Coach in the ChatGPT Apps directory. What it does inside ChatGPT: • Turns rough ideas into Pixlie-ready prompts (text-to-video, image-to-video, restyle) • Suggests negative prompts, camera moves, aspect ratio, and duration • Builds 3-5 shot storyboard outlines • Curated examples/workflow tips Same Brightforge account on web + iOS. Product Hunt Top 9 launch → now one tap away in ChatGPT. Try it: https://chatgpt.com/apps/pixlie/...

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1mo ago

Kineforge AI/ML model for robotics - Train robot brains without demos on one GPU

Kineforge trains embodied control policies without human teleoperation demos. Frozen semantic priors + differentiable physics (MuJoCo MJX) + a 157K-parameter policy = training in hours on a single GPU, and CPU inference under 10ms. Structure over scale.