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Apurva Shrivastava

Founder

Founder at Avoca

New York, New York, United States

FoundedAvoca Β· YC

About

Apurva studied computer science at MIT and has held engineering roles at Apple, Sunshine, and Retool. He is a second-time founder.

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Apurva Shrivastava @apurvas96

Congrats @paraga! https://t.co/CKPiUwPmJM

Apr 29, 2026 Β· β™₯ 5

Apurva Shrivastava @apurvas96

If this resonates, come build with us. We're hiring across all roles. I’m deeply grateful to our customers for betting on us, and to our investors and partners for backing the vision from day one. Thank you to our investors for your support: @LM_Braswell from @kleinerperkins

Apr 27, 2026 Β· β™₯ 13

Apurva Shrivastava @apurvas96

This is the first chapter of a generational company. The reason we are winning is because we have the best product and a world-class team which includes multiple former YC founders and engineers from MIT, Stanford, Google, Meta, and many other top institutions.

Apr 27, 2026 Β· β™₯ 8

Founder at AvocaYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Apurva went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Avoca's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Apurva can intro founders to Avoca's investors below.

Avoca's investors Β· 15

Alt CapitalAmplify PartnersAudaciousBoxGroupCitta CapitalE14 FundFormus CapitalGeneral CatalystKhosla VenturesKleiner PerkinsOUTBOUND CAPITALPathlight VenturesStandard CapitalThe E14 FundY Combinator

Co-founders at Avoca

TCTyson Chen
Tyson ChenFounder

Experience

  1. AvocaFoundercurrent2022 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. RetoolEngineer2020 β€” 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  3. SunshineSoftware Engineer2018 β€” 2020Palo Alto, CA
  4. GoogleAssociate Product Management Intern2018Mountain View, CA
  5. Capiche IncCo-Founder2017 β€” 2018
  6. AppleSoftware Engineering Intern2017Cupertino, CA
  7. Susquehanna International Group, LLP (SIG)Trader Intern2016Greater Philadelphia

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor's degree, Computer Science
  2. Y Combinator2023

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology994

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

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Also attended Y Combinator1,485

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

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Shared employers

Also worked at Retool9

Ghazi MasoodVenture Partner at Ansa CapitalBryan SchreierPartner at Sequoia CapitalDavid DworskyPrincipal at Emergence Capital PartnersGeorge KuntharaInvestor at Emergence Capital PartnersJustin GageVP of Marketing at Amplify PartnersSerena LiuInvestor at Hummingbird Ventures

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Also worked at Sunshine1

Ankit JainFounder at Aviator

Also worked at Google1,132

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis

+ 1,126 more

Also worked at Apple303

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesNicolas MetzkeInvestor at DaphniTed KummertVenture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applications

+ 297 more