About
Shivum Pandove studied machine learning and computer science at Carnegie Mellon and has worked as a software engineer and product manager at multiple early-stage startups. He has conducted deep learning research in computational biology labs.
Shivum @shivump101
Janus catches more issues and aligns closer with human reviewers than any base model. We built this to close the trust gap in video workflows, where subtle errors often slip past automated checks. Super proud of the team for pushing this forward! π§ͺ Article β
Jan 9, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Shivum @shivump101
πWhat models fail to detect: - Brand elements (logos drifting, disappearing) - Temporal consistency (objects morphing across frames) - Technical artifacts (subtle visual glitches) These are the last-mile failures that separate production-ready video from content that just
Jan 9, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Shivum @shivump101
π We just beat Claude Sonnet 4.5, GPT-5.2, and Gemini 2.5 Flash at video evaluation. Janus Judge - 48% Accuracy Base Models - 32-39% AI-generated video is everywhere but evaluating it is still broken. Multimodal content needs human-aligned metrics, not academic benchmarks https://t.co/nqOcBV240t
Jan 9, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Founder at KairosYC X25
Intro paths
Shivum went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Andrew Miklas, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Kairos's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Shivum can intro founders to Kairos's investors below.