About
Varun founded Semantics3, which was later acquired by Hearst Media, and previously led engineering for the HRIS product at Lattice. He is currently founder of Keygraph, developing Shannon, an open source security testing tool.
Founder/CEO at Semantics3YC W13
Intro paths
YC
Sivamani went through Y Combinator (Winter 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Sivamani can intro founders to Semantics3's investors below.
Semantics3's investors · 2
Experience
- KeygraphFounder/CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- LatticeDirector of Engineering2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- On SabbaticalSabbatical2021
- Semantics3Co-founder/CEO2012 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Perl4C3C++1JavaScript1Machine Learning2Algorithms4Algorithm Design1Computer Architecture1Data Mining1Programming3CISO
Languages English · Tamil
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sivamani Varun?
- Varun founded Semantics3, which was later acquired by Hearst Media, and previously led engineering for the HRIS product at Lattice. He is currently founder of Keygraph, developing Shannon, an open source security testing tool.
- Where does Sivamani Varun work?
- Sivamani Varun is Founder/CEO of Semantics3.
- What companies did Sivamani Varun found?
- Sivamani Varun founded Semantics3.
- Where did Sivamani Varun go to school?
- Sivamani Varun studied at National University of Singapore (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, ECE (Electrical and Computer Engineering)).
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