An Indian-origin software engineer has left his lucrative career at Meta to pursue entrepreneurship, announcing the launch of his artificial intelligence startup after months of working in stealth mode. According to reports from NDTV Profit, Prakshal Jain decided to step away from his $300,000 annual salary at Meta to work on a bigger vision for AI. As reported by NDTV Profit, Jain spent nearly 3.5 years at the company, most recently serving on the Comet Frameworks Team, where he worked as a frontend engineer developing web and XR experiences. In his recent X post announcement, Jain revealed that he and co-founder Alex Morris are coming out of stealth mode after 7 months of development.
Explaining his decision, Jain said he gradually realised that AI assistants had become his primary way of interacting with technology. According to NDTV Profit, this shift led him to believe that future digital experiences would require fewer traditional interfaces. The concept behind Mitosis Labs is built on the idea that intelligent AI agents can reduce the need for complex apps, dashboards and repetitive digital workflows. As reported by NDTV Profit, Jain created a personal AI agent trained on his own digital data, claiming the system reduced his iPhone screen time by 78% within three weeks. In his X post, Jain explained that he increasingly found himself relying on AI tools instead of conventional apps and websites, stating "I caught myself living in my terminal. I stopped going to websites or using apps. I'd just ask ChatGPT or Claude Code to find things or do things for me."
Mitosis Labs has already developed three products — Mitosis Cortex, Yappy, and UFA & Wikipedia. According to NDTV Profit, Jain said the startup is now preparing to showcase its work publicly after spending the last seven months developing its technology. The company focuses on reimagining how people interact with AI-powered technology through intelligent AI agents that simplify daily digital interactions. In his X post, Jain emphasized that Mitosis Labs aims to address the gap where businesses are not seeing full return on investment from AI because companies treat it purely as an interface problem rather than rethinking underlying technology.
Jain also stressed that user privacy and data ownership must remain central as AI becomes more capable. As reported by NDTV Profit, he believes many companies are yet to unlock AI's full potential because they focus primarily on interface design instead of building stronger intelligence layers. The startup's approach emphasizes the development of more intelligent AI systems that can handle complex tasks without requiring extensive user interaction through traditional interfaces. In his X post, Jain argued that screens, dashboards and forms exist largely because humans do not yet fully trust machines, stating "The best UX is no UI." He added that as AI agents become more capable, much of that cognitive load will disappear, while privacy and user control over data would become even more important.
