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Shawn Shivdat

Founder

Founder at Penciled

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedPenciled · YC

About

Shawn Shivdat studied computational neuroscience at Harvard and previously worked on patient outcome prediction software at Massachusetts General Hospital, developed a jobs board product at a health tech startup, and founded a global nonprofit organization. He is CEO and co-founder of Penciled.

Founder at PenciledYC W24

Intro paths

YC

Shawn went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Penciled's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Shawn can intro founders to Penciled's investors below.

Penciled's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Experience

  1. Penciled (YC W24)Co-founder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Massachusetts General HospitalqEEG/Outcome Prediction Researcher2019 — 2022
  3. LightmatterSoftware Engineer2021New York, New York, United States
  4. CaribEdFounder2020 — 2021
  5. Y2Y Network, Inc.Data Director2020 — 2021
  6. Harvard UniversityARC Tutor in Organic Chemistry of Life2020
  7. Harvard Model United NationsDirector2019 — 2020Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Frequently asked questions

Who is Shawn Shivdat?
Shawn Shivdat studied computational neuroscience at Harvard and previously worked on patient outcome prediction software at Massachusetts General Hospital, developed a jobs board product at a health tech startup, and founded a global nonprofit organization. He is CEO and co-founder of Penciled.
Where does Shawn Shivdat work?
Shawn Shivdat is Founder of Penciled.
What companies did Shawn Shivdat found?
Shawn Shivdat founded Penciled.
Where did Shawn Shivdat go to school?
Shawn Shivdat studied at Harvard University (Bachelor's degree, Computational Neuroscience); Y Combinator (W24); Stratford Academy.

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