About
Dwarak Govind Parthiban worked on applied AI at Etsy and ML platform development at Freshworks, with prior research on language models at the University of Ottawa that resulted in publication at AAAI-21.
Co-founder at s2.devYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Dwarak went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran s2.dev's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Dwarak can intro founders to s2.dev's investors below.
s2.dev's investors · 4
Co-founders at s2.dev
Experience
- s2.devCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentCanada
- EtsySenior Applied Scientist2023 — 2024Canada
- EtsySenior Software Engineer, Machine Learning2022 — 2023Canada
- EtsySenior Software Engineer, Machine Learning2022Canada
- EtsySoftware Engineer2020 — 2022Canada
- University of OttawaGraduate Research Assistant2019 — 2020Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Kira SystemsMachine Learning Engineer2018Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- FreshBooksSoftware Engineer2018Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- FreshworksSoftware Engineer2015 — 2017Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- FreshworksSoftware Engineer2015Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- AmazonQuality Assurance Engineer2015Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- BhumiWeb Developer, Web & IT2013
Skills & more
Programming36Data Structures29Algorithms23C19C++17Java18Data Engineering3ElasticSearch1MapReduce4Hive1Git1Python8
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Web DevelopmentHTMLCSSJavaScriptjQueryPHPMySQLSoftware DevelopmentWeb ApplicationsMachine LearningNatural Language Processing (NLP)Python (Programming Language)Languages English · Tamil
- Neural Networks and Deep Learning — Coursera
- edX Honor Code Certificate for Scalable Machine Learning — edX
- edX Honor Code Certificate for Introduction to Big Data with Apache Spark — edX
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dwarak Govind Parthiban?
- Dwarak Govind Parthiban worked on applied AI at Etsy and ML platform development at Freshworks, with prior research on language models at the University of Ottawa that resulted in publication at AAAI-21.
- Where does Dwarak Govind Parthiban work?
- Dwarak Govind Parthiban is Co-founder of s2.dev.
- What companies did Dwarak Govind Parthiban found?
- Dwarak Govind Parthiban founded s2.dev.
- Where did Dwarak Govind Parthiban go to school?
- Dwarak Govind Parthiban studied at University of Ottawa (Master's degree, Computer Science); Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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University of Ottawa mafia18
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Lihang NongBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)Founded Picospray +1Matt GoldenLLB/MBAFounded Golden VenturesJan Christopher ArpCommerceFounded Holt XchangeChristophe BaviereMBAFounded EurazeoDavid HaddadB.Eng. (Honors)Founded SuperscoutJean-François BouchardLL.LFounded Sidlee
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Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy mafia6
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Freshworks mafia5
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Fresh Books mafia3
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Same school
Also attended University of Ottawa64
Harley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesKetav MehtaInvestor at Motus Ventures, LlcMaryam AsadiInvestment Manager – Advanced Materials at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMatt JohnsonInvestor at Seaside VenturesOliver WalzerFounding Partner & COO at Serpentine VenturesSophie GuptaPrincipal at Yaletown Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Etsy32
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureCameron McGinnInvestor at GreycroftSimon LeveneCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesAlbert WengerUnion Square Ventures partner, technology investor, and author of The World After Capital
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Also worked at University of Ottawa11
Maryam AsadiInvestment Manager – Advanced Materials at Emerald Technology Ventures AgVignesh MarkanduHead of Operations at Unbounded CapitalJD Saint-MartinCo-Managing Partner at Boreal VenturesDr Sethuraman PanchanathanAdvisor at Kalaari CapitalBeth CiavagliaInvestor at SheBootJuan SarmientoBusiness Development and Commercialization Manager at Ontario Centre of Innovation
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Also worked at FreshBooks8
Yuki ShiratoSenior Advisor at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Ben VinegarEngineering Advisor at Modern TechnicalRussell SamuelsPartner at Whitecap Venture PartnersNick ChenPrincipal at Golden VenturesDianna Lai ReadMarketing at Leaders FundJustin WasserVenture Partner at AGE Crypto
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Also worked at Freshworks17
Girish MathruboothamFounder of Freshworks; co-founder of Together FundShihab MuhammedFounder, CEO SurveySparrow at SeafundNishant RaoFounding Partner at Avataar Venture PartnersPranay DesaiManaging Director at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India)Shekhar KiraniPartner at AccelPriya RamachandranFounding General Partner at Foster Ventures
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