# Advay Mengle

> Advay Mengle is a San Francisco Bay Area-based tech founder, engineer, and self-taught fine artist living a genuinely rare double life. As CEO and founder of a stealth-mode startup, he brings over 25 granted patents and deep experience at Google and Microsoft to bear on whatever he's building next. Simultaneously, in 2025 alone - his first year exhibiting - he was accepted into over 18 juried art exhibitions across the US, Spain, UK, France, and Japan, earning an Award of Excellence at Magnum Opus 2026 for his painting 'The City'. Born in Los Angeles in 1989, he holds a degree from MIT and previously served as VP Engineering at Talos Robotics before founding Holvonix LLC, a game and app studio.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Stealth Startup
- **Organizations:** Stealth (current startup), Holvonix LLC, Talos Robotics, Google, Microsoft, Virage
- **From:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** 25+ granted patents in software architecture, artificial intelligence, digital commerce, and advertising, Veteran engineer at Google and Microsoft, S.B. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Engineer at Microsoft
- **mid career** — Engineer at Google; invented multiple patents in AI, digital commerce, advertising
- **mid career** — Engineer at Virage
- **2015** — Founded Holvonix LLC, a game and mobile app studio in Cupertino, CA
- **pre-2023** — VP Engineering at Talos Robotics (robotics AI company)
- **2023** — Founded current stealth startup; listed as Founder and CEO
- **2025** — Debut year as fine artist - accepted into 18+ juried exhibitions worldwide
- **2026** — Won Award of Excellence at Magnum Opus 2026 for painting 'The City'; work slated for Bristol Art Museum

## Achievements

- 25+ granted patents in software architecture, artificial intelligence, digital commerce, and advertising
- Veteran engineer at Google and Microsoft
- S.B. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Founded Holvonix LLC (2015) - game/app studio
- VP Engineering at Talos Robotics AI company
- In debut year (2025), accepted into 18+ juried art exhibitions across US, Spain, UK, France, and Japan
- Award of Excellence at Magnum Opus 2026 for painting 'The City'
- Work to be exhibited at Bristol Art Museum in 2026 for the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Painting 'The City' awarded Award of Excellence at Magnum Opus 2026, Sacramento Fine Arts Center
- **2025-11** — Work shown at 104th Anniversary Exhibition, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto
- **2025-10** — Exhibited at Enter the Goddesses 3, The Los Angeles Makery
- **2025-09** — Exhibited at Pint Size 3, Transmission Gallery, Oakland
- **2025-08** — Portraits exhibition, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
- **2025-06** — Animal House exhibition, Sacramento Fine Arts Center

## Links

- Website: https://advaymengle.art
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/advaymengle
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/stealthcomputer
- GitHub: https://github.com/holvonixAdvay
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stealthcomputer/

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Last updated: 2026-05-13