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Apurva Shrivastava

Founder

Founder at Avoca

New York, New York, United States

FoundedAvoca · YCAvoca

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About

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

Founder at AvocaYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Apurva went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — 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 — the partner who ran Avoca's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Avoca's investors · 18

Alt CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksAmplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksAmplify Partners CVMenlo Park · since 2026AudaciousSan FranciscoBoxGroupNew York · $1M checks · since 2026Capital 49Citta CapitalPalo Alto · since 2026Formus CapitalGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2026Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2026Nexus Venture PartnersPort Louis, Port Louis · $500K – $10M checks · since 2026OUTBOUND CAPITALSaratoga SpringsPathlight VenturesOld Bridge · $500K – $5M checksSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2026Standard CapitalSan FranciscoThe E14 FundCambridge · $1M – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Avoca

TCTyson Chen
Tyson ChenFounder
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Sissi Li ZhouFounder

Founder at Avoca

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Avoca's investors · 5

Amplify Partners CVMenlo Park · since 2026General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2026Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2026SBXiCambridge · $10K – $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Avoca

TCTyson Chen
Tyson ChenFounder

Experience

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Apurva Shrivastava?
Apurva studied computer science at MIT and has held engineering roles at Apple, Sunshine, and Retool. He is a second-time founder.
Where does Apurva Shrivastava work?
Apurva Shrivastava is Founder of Avoca.
What companies did Apurva Shrivastava found?
Apurva Shrivastava founded Avoca, Avoca.
Where did Apurva Shrivastava go to school?
Apurva Shrivastava studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Y Combinator.

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