About
Daivik Goel has worked on product and engineering roles at Tesla and Cisco Meraki, and founded Founders Brew, a community organization. He holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo and is now building Shor, a platform for hiring and paying global workforces.
CEO & Co-Founder at ShorYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Daivik went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Shor's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Daivik can intro founders to Shor's investors below.
Shor's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Shor
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Avi KonduruCo-founder
Experience
- Shor (YC S25)CEO & Co-Foundercurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Founders BrewCo-Foundercurrent2023 β present
- SeekeasyFounding Engineer2025San Francisco, California, United States
- Various StartupsFounder2023 β 2024
- StrateosProduct Engineer2022 β 2023Menlo Park, California, United States
- Cisco MerakiProduct Manager, Wireless2021
- TeslaTechnical Program Manager, Energy2020
- TeslaProduct Manager, Digital2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Information BuildersProduct Manager, Cloud2019Greater New York City Area
- IBMCognitive Software Engineering, Advanced Analytics2019
- Shaw CommunicationsSolutions Architect2018
- Department of National DefenceSoftware Solutions Engineering2017
- Mosaic North AmericaEnterprise Developer2017
Skills & more
C++10JavaScript4Node.js4Git5SQL1Amazon Web Services (AWS)1C (Programming Language)1JIRAPython (Programming Language)3Microsoft Office5JavaHTML4
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Microsoft PowerPointPublic SpeakingLeadershipStrategic PlanningProblem SolvingTeam LeadershipManagementTeamworkTeam ManagementCreator EconomyEarly Stage VenturesStartupsLanguages English Β· Hindi Β· Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daivik Goel?
- Daivik Goel has worked on product and engineering roles at Tesla and Cisco Meraki, and founded Founders Brew, a community organization. He holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo and is now building Shor, a platform for hiring and paying global workforces.
- Where does Daivik Goel work?
- Daivik Goel is CEO & Co-Founder of Shor.
- What companies did Daivik Goel found?
- Daivik Goel founded Shor.
- Where did Daivik Goel go to school?
- Daivik Goel studied at Y Combinator (Summer 2025 Batch); University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Y Combinator mafia4,716
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ryan SheaEntrepreneurshipFounded StacksTarek MansourFounded KalshiSuhail DoshiEating beans & riceFounded Playground +1Subomi OluwalanaW22Founded ConvoyDarius "Bubs" MonsefS19Founded Sightbox +3Matthew ScholzFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3
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University of Waterloo mafia200
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Apoorva MehtaBAScFounded InstacartZach WaterfieldComputer EngineeringFounded Zettlor +1Peter CarresciaBMathFounded GoConfirm +1Eric BlondeelDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Samos Insurance +1Oleg KostourHonours Bachelor of Architectural StudiesFounded AtlasGrid +1Anton KrutianskyBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)Founded AtlasGrid +1
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Strateos mafia3
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
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Also attended University of Waterloo357
Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalApoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAniTalent Team at Hummingbird Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Tesla197
Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesJoe GebbiaCo-founder of AirbnbArpan ShahInvestor at Spark CapitalJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesErica WaichmanHead of People & Community at Canvas VenturesBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context Ventures
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Also worked at IBM710
Brian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseOlivier PomelCo-founder & CEO of DatadogAlexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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