Paul Kuruvilla
FounderFounder at CodeCrafters
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedCodeCrafters Β· YC
About
Paul Kuruvilla is founder and CTO of CodeCrafters, which builds hands-on, project-based educational products for engineers to develop programming skills.
Paul Kuruvilla @rohitpaulk
Does any coding agent app out there show a live $ value per session? Zed doesn't, Cursor doesn't. Both show tokens but they don't show price
Jul 8, 2026
Paul Kuruvilla @rohitpaulk
Recommended watch: the 55:34-60:00 segment here. Co-founder of a coding agent company mentions how even they struggle to productively use coding agents. Very very different from Claude Code & Codex's claims, and personally matches our experience. Outside of specific routine https://t.co/lqMsbAbLJr
Jul 7, 2026 Β· β₯ 10
Paul Kuruvilla @rohitpaulk
What'd be great for PR reviews - "Mark as viewed", but per function, not just per file. Very possible to do now with treesitter
Jul 3, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Founder at CodeCraftersYC S22
Intro paths
Paul went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer β the partner who ran CodeCrafters's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Paul can intro founders to CodeCrafters's investors below.
CodeCrafters's investors Β· 3
Co-founders at CodeCrafters
Experience
- CodeCraftersCTOcurrent2022 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ClerkySenior Software Engineer2020 β 2022United Kingdom
- ShuttlEngineering Manager2018 β 2020India
- VariousFreelance Software Consultant2017 β 2018India
- KayakoProduct Engineer2015 β 2017India
- Fedora ProjectGoogle Summer of Code Participant2014
- AxsiomSales Intern2013
Education
- Indian Institute of Technology, RoparBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering2011 β 2015
Skills & more
Languages English Β· Hindi Β· Malayalam Β· Tamil
From Paul's professional profile.
