# Marlon Misra

> Marlon Misra is the cofounder and CEO of Assembly (formerly Copilot), a Y Combinator-backed New York software company building a client-portal platform - often described as 'Shopify for service businesses.' Assembly raised a $10M Series A, serves more than 1,000 firms and roughly a million of their clients, and rebranded from Copilot in September 2025 alongside the launch of an AI assistant for professional services firms.

- **Role:** Cofounder and CEO at Assembly
- **Organizations:** Assembly, Copilot, Y Combinator (W18), Lightout, Piccolo, The Climate Corporation
- **Education:** Physics and Business (HBA), Western University (Ivey Business School), Machine Learning Nanodegree, Udacity, Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree, Udacity
- **Known for:** Cofounded and leads Assembly, a Series A NYC SaaS company., Raised $13.16M in total funding, including a $10M Series A., Serves 1,000+ businesses and roughly one million of their end clients.

## Career timeline

- **pre-2017** — Product Manager at The Climate Corporation.
- **2017** — Co-founds Piccolo; serves as CEO.
- **2018** — Y Combinator W18 batch.
- **2019** — Founds Lightout, a digital out-of-home advertising measurement company.
- **2020** — Co-founds Copilot with Neil Raina in New York.
- **2023** — Copilot closes $10M Series A.
- **2025-09** — Copilot rebrands as Assembly and launches its first AI assistant for professional services firms.

## Achievements

- Cofounded and leads Assembly, a Series A NYC SaaS company.
- Raised $13.16M in total funding, including a $10M Series A.
- Serves 1,000+ businesses and roughly one million of their end clients.
- Y Combinator W18 alumnus.
- Completed both ML and Self-Driving Car engineering nanodegrees at Udacity while building startups.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Copilot rebrands as Assembly and unveils an AI assistant purpose-built for professional service firms.
- **2025-10** — Featured on the Software Leaders Uncensored podcast discussing Assembly, YC lessons, and the future of the client portal.

## Links

- Website: https://www.marlonmisra.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlonmisra/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/marlonmisra
- GitHub: https://github.com/marlonmisra
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marlonmisra/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marlonmisra/

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Last updated: 2026-07-09