Where does Shivum Pandove work?

Shivum Pandove is Founder of Kairos.

What companies did Shivum Pandove found?

Shivum Pandove founded Kairos, Kairos.

Where did Shivum Pandove go to school?

Shivum Pandove studied at Y Combinator (X25); Carnegie Mellon University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Statistics); River Hill High School (High School Diploma).

Shivum Pandove

Founder

Founder at Kairos

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedKairos · YC Kairos

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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.

Founder at Kairos YC X25

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Shivum went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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a16z cryptoMenlo Park · since 2026 TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

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6th Man VenturesNew York · $2M – $5M checks a16z cryptoMenlo Park · since 2026 BlackRockNew York · since 2024 Climate InvestmentLondon · since 2024 Collab CapitalAtlanta · $500K – $750K checks DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2024 Deep Science VenturesLondon Energy Innovation CapitalOrinda · since 2024 Korea Investment PartnersSeoul · $3M – $10M checks LaunchCapitalBoston · $50K – $150K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks

Co-founders at Kairos

Ankur JainFounder

AlexCo-Founder & Co-CEO

Experience

Kairos (YC X25)Foundercurrent2025 — present
Anduril IndustriesIncoming Software Engineering Interncurrent2025 — present
Various StartupsGeneralist2022 — 2024
Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department (Carnegie Mellon University)Research Assistant2023 — 2024
BlueTreeVCVenture Capital Intern2023

Skills & more

LeadershipPublic SpeakingSML1Full-Stack Development1Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)1Product ManagementBusiness StrategyValuationVenture FinancingMarket ResearchEarly-Stage StartupsResearch

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MultilingualBusiness InnovationC (Programming Language)Python (Programming Language)

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Who is Shivum Pandove?: 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.
Where does Shivum Pandove work?: Shivum Pandove is Founder of Kairos.
What companies did Shivum Pandove found?: Shivum Pandove founded Kairos, Kairos.
Where did Shivum Pandove go to school?: Shivum Pandove studied at Y Combinator (X25); Carnegie Mellon University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Statistics); River Hill High School (High School Diploma).