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About
Kiran Polavarapu is Co-Founder and Head of Engineering at Mesta, a seed-stage fintech company focused on cross-border payments using blockchain and stablecoins. Prior to Mesta, Polavarapu worked at Salesforce and Bill.
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Co-founders at Mesta
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Sandeep PyapaliFounder
Experience
- MestaCo-Founder and Head of Engineeringcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- BILLStaff Performance Engineer2023United States
- Salesforce.comLead Performance Engineer2010 — 2023San Francisco, CA
- SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryLead Web Application Architect/Developer2007 — 2010
- Stanford UniversityBusiness Application Developer2006 — 2007
- PredictionLogic, IncConsultant2005
- PredictionLogic, IncSoftware Developer2005
- Oregon State UniversityResearch Assistant, EECS2004 — 2005
- Oregon State UniversityTeaching Assistant, EECS2003
- COAS, Oregon State UniversitySummer Intern2004
Skills & more
Cross-border TransactionsPerformance MonitoringTest AutomationLoadRunnerKubernetesYourKitJMeterAutomationWeb ApplicationsPerformance TuningPerformance TestingPerformance Measurement
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Performance AnalysisPerformance ReportingPerformance MetricsUser Interface DesignSEOFull SDLCStandards ComplianceAgile MethodologiesBlockchainSmart ContractsAmazon Web Services (AWS)Docker SwarmFrom Kiran's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kiran Polavarapu?
- Kiran Polavarapu is Co-Founder and Head of Engineering at Mesta, a seed-stage fintech company focused on cross-border payments using blockchain and stablecoins. Prior to Mesta, Polavarapu worked at Salesforce and Bill.
- Where does Kiran Polavarapu work?
- Kiran Polavarapu is Founder of Mesta.
- What companies did Kiran Polavarapu found?
- Kiran Polavarapu founded Mesta.
- Where did Kiran Polavarapu go to school?
- Kiran Polavarapu studied at Oregon State University (MS, Computer Science); Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science and Information Technology).
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Oregon State University mafia44
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Mike WaxVisiting ScholarFounded KONUX +1Erik LanderholmBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded CarWoo +1Tommy McClungBSFounded CarWoo +1Jeffrey Bland, PhDFounded Big Bold Health Holdings PBC +1Francisco J. MartinPostdocFounded AccuShoot +1George HuffBSFounded Opal Labs +1
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Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University mafia12
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Vijay Anand BhagavatulaMBAFounded ODWENManish ReddyBachelor of Technology - BTechFounded Material DepotSandeep PyapaliB.TechFounded MestaAbhishek PittiBachelor of Technology - BTechFounded ZynkNeehar CherabuddiBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)Founded Doctor CSree ChintalaBachelor's degreeFounded Clocr
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Shared employers
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David HornikFounder of Lobby CapitalPeter KightSenior Advisor at Commerce VenturesEddy EkstromVice President, Data Science at Mainsail PartnersBrian JacobsVenture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIFRené LacerteBILL founder, CEO and board chair; PayCycle cofounderBrent SapiroInvestor at Blue Tulip Ventures
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Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesMarc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceParker HarrisCo-founder of SalesforceViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation Ventures
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Also worked at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory24
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