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Viven

San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 54 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors

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Viven builds a platform for creating "Human Digital Twins" that are trained on an individual's communications, domain expertise, and reasoning so colleagues and clients can chat with the twin on demand. Aimed at enterprise teams, it offers SaaS, VPC, and on-premises deployment and integrates with tools such as Slack, Salesforce, Gmail, Jira, and Microsoft Teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work

Founders & leadership

Viven was founded in 2025 by Ashutosh Garg and Varun Kacholia.

AGAshutosh Garg
Ashutosh GarginCEO & Co-FounderFounder of Viven, which builds a platform enabling the creation of digital twins trained on an individual's communications and expertise that enterprise teams can interact with via chat.
VKVarun Kacholia
Varun KacholiainCo-Founder & CTO2025–2026Previously, he was co-founder and CTO of Eightfold AI and held senior engineering roles at Facebook (News Feed ranking), Google (YouTube and video search), leading large-scale AI and recommendation systems.

Investors · 4

Foundation CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M
Operator CollectivePalo Alto · $500K – $1.5M
Tau VenturesPalo Alto · $500K
Khosla Venturesreported · 2 sourcesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$35M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2025

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Viven went on to found or lead other companies.

Ashutosh GargFounderFounded BloomReach +1Varun KacholiaFounderFounded Eightfold AI

In the news

AI startup Viven raises $35 million to build digital twins; Khosla Ventures investsamericanbazaaronline.com · Oct 2025AI startup Viven raises $35M to create digital twins that fill in for absent team members - SiliconANGLEsiliconangle.com · Oct 2025Viven Emerges from Stealth with $35M in Funding to Bring AI Digital Twins to the Enterpriseprnewswire.com · Oct 2025Viven raises $35M to advance AI digital twin technology | StartupHub.aistartuphub.ai · Oct 2025Eightfold co-founders raise $35M for Viven, an AI digital twin startup for querying unavailable co-workers | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Oct 2025Viven Raises $35M in Seed Fundingfinsmes.com · Oct 2025

Frequently asked questions

What does Viven do?
Viven builds a platform for creating "Human Digital Twins" that are trained on an individual's communications, domain expertise, and reasoning so colleagues and clients can chat with the twin on demand. Aimed at enterprise teams, it offers SaaS, VPC, and on-premises deployment and integrates with tools such as Slack, Salesforce, Gmail, Jira, and Microsoft Teams.
Who founded Viven?
Viven was founded by Ashutosh Garg, Varun Kacholia in 2025.
Who are Viven's investors?
Viven's investors include Foundation Capital, Operator Collective, Tau Ventures, Khosla Ventures.
How much funding has Viven raised?
Viven has disclosed $35M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
Where is Viven headquartered?
Viven is headquartered in San Francisco, US.