Overview
Sivakumar is Founder & CEO at Spur[1], a company building AI that automatically tests for e-commerce brands[2]. Sivakumar began this role in January 2024[3] and was accepted into Y Combinator in Summer 2024[12]. Prior to founding Spur, Sivakumar worked as a Growth Engineer at Figma in 2023[8], served as a Kleiner Perkins Engineering Fellow[9], and worked as a Scout at Pear VC from 2022 to 2023[10]. Sivakumar also held the position of NLP Research Scientist at Yale University from 2023 to 2024[5] and is currently a Neo Scholar[4]. Sivakumar holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Philosophy from Yale University[11].
Profile introduction
Building Spur – AI that automatically tests for e-commerce brands. Years in applied AI & retail tech at Figma, Snap. Neo Scholar, KP Fellow, ex-Pear VC. DM to chat about the future of commerce.
Career history
- Founder & CEOJan 2024 to presentSpur
- Neo ScholarNov 2023 to presentNeo
- NLP Research Scientist2023 to 2024Yale University
- Member of Singapore National Squash TeamJan 2013 to Sep 2023Singapore National Olympic Council
- SPEXMar 2018 to Aug 2019Singapore National Olympic Council
- Growth Engineer2023 to 2023Figma
- Kleiner Perkins Engineering Fellow2023 to 2023Kleiner Perkins
- Scout2022 to 2023Pear VC
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and PhilosophyYale University
Summer 2024 - Spur.devY Combinator
- Raffles Girls' School
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