Sahil Pankaj Pohare
Founder, decentralized AI & distributed systems
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Dublin, Ireland
Joined May 2026
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Summary
Technical founder and engineering leader who builds decentralized AI and real-time infrastructure; founder of Skyfern AI and PingerChips. skyfernai+1
Technical founder and builder of decentralized AI systems: authors tutorials on MimirLLM and builds peer-to-peer tools to host and share LLMs, advocating a "building on peanuts" engineering philosophy that prioritizes radical efficiency and cost reduction, achieving $200K+ in annual cloud savings. dev+1
Active open-source developer and package author: publishes libraries and projects (notably ex_sift on Hex and multiple GitHub repositories) and contributes tooling in Elixir and other stacks. hex+1
Founder and product-focused engineer: founded PingerChips and Skyfern AI, built early-stage products and scaled AiSentr engineering and product efforts contributing to a $10M valuation, with a pragmatic approach to shipping products on tight budgets. goatmire+2
Graduate-level student and technologist: pursuing postgraduate study at Maynooth University while continuing technical and open-source work, reflecting a mix of academic study and ongoing engineering practice. goatmire+1
Work
Education
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Writing
Building a Decentralized AI Chatbot with MimirLLM: A Step-by-Step Tutorial
January 1, 2025A tutorial demonstrating how to set up MimirLLM in node and client modes, integrate models (OpenAI/Ollama), and use the library's discovery and interaction protocols to build a decentralized AI chatbot.
Why MimirLLM Matters: Democratizing Access to AI with Decentralization
January 1, 2025An essay outlining the motivation and vision behind MimirLLM, arguing for decentralized AI as a way to reduce costs, improve privacy, and broaden access to AI models.
Hobbies
Tinkering with Elixir and decentralized systems; guitarist and former local MMA competitor. forem+1
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