Pranav Madhukar
| Pranav Madhukar | |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, software developer |
|---|---|
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of Meteor |
| Education | University of Washington (computer science) |
Pranav Madhukar is an American technology entrepreneur and computer science student at the University of Washington. He is the co-founder and CEO of Meteor, an AI-native web browser designed to use agentic artificial intelligence to automate online tasks as a personal assistant. Meteor was launched in August 2025 as part of Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch.[1]
Career
Madhukar co-founded Meteor in 2025 alongside Farhan Khan, a fellow University of Washington computer science student. Both co-founders took leave from their studies to participate in Y Combinator's Summer 2025 cohort and develop the browser full-time. The company is based in San Francisco, California.[2]
Meteor is positioned as a Google Chrome alternative that integrates AI agents directly into the browsing experience. The browser uses the user's active browser session to enable AI agents to perform tasks autonomously, such as booking calendar events, searching for cheaper flights, purchasing items online, and applying for jobs. The product also includes features such as a built-in ad blocker, the ability to chat with AI on any open tab, and integrations with third-party applications including Gmail, Google Calendar, and Twitter.[3]
Meteor's browser agent achieved a score of 96.5% on WebVoyager, a benchmark for evaluating web-browsing AI agents, which the company described as the top-ranked result on that benchmark at the time of launch.[4]
In interviews, Madhukar has described the company's goal in direct terms, stating, "Essentially, we're on a mission to kill Chrome," while acknowledging the competitive landscape that includes other AI-powered browser efforts such as Perplexity AI's Comet Browser. He has said that the majority of time users spend in a browser involves repetitive tasks that AI can automate, and that Meteor aims to make browsing "a lot more efficient, a lot more streamlined."[5]
At the time of its Y Combinator launch, Meteor had two employees.[6]
References
- ↑ "Meteor: An AI-Native Browser". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "On a mission to 'kill Google Chrome,' UW students join Y Combinator to launch AI-powered browser". 'GeekWire}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Meteor — The World's Most Intelligent Browser". 'Meteor}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Meteor — The World's Most Intelligent Browser". 'Meteor}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "On a mission to 'kill Google Chrome,' UW students join Y Combinator to launch AI-powered browser". 'GeekWire}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Meteor: An AI-Native Browser". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.