About
Shaivi Rau is CEO of Litmus and previously worked at Morgan Stanley, early-stage companies, and in venture capital. She studied computer science and film at Columbia.
Founder at LitmusYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Shaivi went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Litmus's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Shaivi can intro founders to Litmus's investors below.
Litmus's investors · 2
Co-founders at Litmus
EZ
Elena ZhaoFounder
Experience
- LitmusCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2025 — present
- AugustProduct Engineering Intern2025New York, New York, United States
- Morgan StanleyTechnology Summer Analyst2025New York, New York, United States
- Comma CapitalFellow2025New York, New York, United States
- Morgan StanleyTechnology Summer Analyst2024New York, New York, United States
- FaveFinance and Strategy Intern2023Singapore, Singapore
- White Venture CapitalVC Intern2022Singapore, Singapore
- GetSummer Intern2021Singapore, Singapore
Skills & more
Java1Artificial Neural Networks4Sentiment Analysis4Data Management3Software Development3Data Analytics2Data Structures1Business AnalysisSocial Media Marketing1ManufacturingMarket Research1Customer Acquisition1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shaivi Rau?
- Shaivi Rau is CEO of Litmus and previously worked at Morgan Stanley, early-stage companies, and in venture capital. She studied computer science and film at Columbia.
- Where does Shaivi Rau work?
- Shaivi Rau is Founder of Litmus.
- What companies did Shaivi Rau found?
- Shaivi Rau founded Litmus.
- Where did Shaivi Rau go to school?
- Shaivi Rau studied at Columbia University (Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science and Film & Media Studies); Singapore American School (High School Diploma).
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