Hi, I'm Ve Sharma
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About
I am the co-founder & CTO of Adauris, a B2B SaaS platform that transforms text to audio for publications and content marketers.
I'm a technical leader with skills in full-stack engineering and applied A.I.
At my first startup, Adauris, here are some milestones Iβve been able to achieve:
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I led and mentored a team of 6 engineers through all stages of the product lifecycle
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Secured funding from top accelerators and venture capitalists, including Antler US, Alliance of Angels, Founders Inc., Front Row Ventures, and Morgan Stanley.
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Reduced GCP Cloud costs by $30,000 annually through strategic infrastructure optimization and increasing efficient resource management.
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Scaled infrastructure to handle 120,000,000 API requests per month, ensuring high availability and performance for a growing end-listener base.
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Served up audio content to 10+ million end-listeners
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Raised a pre-seed round of $1.3M while responsible for technical due diligence
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Successfully secured over $500,000 in grant funding by leading the technical due diligence for the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax incentive.
I'm passionate about cloud infrastructure, cloud optimization to lower costs, and building innovative AI SaaS products.
Outside of my main day to day work, I love engaging with the tech and founder community, and I've had some great experiences presenting at conferences like Collision, Vancouver Startup Week, Startupfest, Google Developer Fest, and an avid Google For Startups Voice.
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Check out my latest work
I've worked on a variety of projects, from simple websites to complex web applications. Here are a few of my favorites.
I love community building and keeping productive outside of my main work
"I'm passionate about sharing knowledge, engaging with other developers, and contributing to the tech community. Here's a glimpse at some of my recent activities."
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Google for Startups - Alumni to Alumni: Cloud Cost Cutting Secrets from Ve (Varun) & Dmitriy
Toronto, Ontario π¨π¦
I shared my expertise on slashing our cloud costs and shared optimization and scaling strategies for a room of 55 CTOs and CEOs. - S
Startupfest - Speaker
Montreal, Quebec π¨π¦
I pitched my startup, Adauris, at Startupfest Montreal on the main stage! - G
Google for Startups Accelerator: Canada Day π - Speaker
Toronto, Ontario π¨π¦
Spoke at Google Canada HQ in Toronto about my experience in the Google For Startup Program. Joined by Ashley Francisco, Head of Accelerator & Startup Ecosystem, Americas. - M
Men in Tech Panel - Vancouver Startup Week - Speaker
Vancouver, BC π¨π¦
Represented Google For Startups with tryToast.ca to highlight issues in tech with gender discrepancies and help be an ally for women in tech. - G
Google i/o Pitch at Google HQ - Speaker
Mountain View, CA πΊπΈ
Pitched my startup, Adauris at Google HQ in Mountain View during Google I/O! β‘οΈ 60 seconds to make an impact, and what an audience β Google VPs, PMs, and fellow Google for Startups alumni. Truly an honor. - G
Google i/o - Attendee
Mountain View, CA πΊπΈ
Google's annual developer conference. Learned from the top Google experts on how to use the new A.I models Gemini 1.5, Gemma 2, Firebase GenKit. Learned on how to best use new technologies from google ranging from A.I., Chrome, Browser, Firebase, and the Cloud. - G
Google Cloud Next - Attendee
Las Vegas, Nevada πΊπΈ
Attended Google Cloud Next. I attended sessions and learned from Google's top experts on how to improve AI application architecture, develop and deploy them on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and manage infrastructure for optimized workload management. Additionally, I gained insights into enterprise technology stack building. - T
TKS Moonshots - Judge
Vancouver, BC π¨π¦
Judged a TKS demo day for their 2024 cohort. The worldβs top global accelerator for teens. TKS is a 10-month global innovation program for ambitious high school students ages 13-17. - V
Venture for Canada Panel - Speaker
Vancouver, BC π¨π¦
I spoke on a pannel about the founder experience, how to get started, and failures made along the way to a group of young ambitious students. Venture for Canada is a national charity that links interns and recent grads to paid opportunities at Canadian startups and small businesses. - U
UBC Imprint Conference - Speaker
Vancouver, BC π¨π¦
Shared the journey of entrepreneurship as a student starting my own company while at university myself to an audience of business & marketing students. UBC Imprint Conference is UBC Sauder Business School's marketing conference. - G
Google Developer Student Group - UBC - Speaker
Vancouver, BC π¨π¦
ππ₯ Fireside Chat Session. I talked about my journey as a founder and CTO, and ways to become an entrepreneur, even as a student. - G
Google Developer Fest - Burnaby - Speaker
Vancouver, BC π¨π¦
I was part of an awesome panel discussion on "Conscious Leadership: How Can We Support Gender Equality in Tech. I was on this panel with: πDean Guest - Principal Managing Partner @ Workday, π Edmund Lee - Senior Technology Manager @ lululemon, π Martin Wulff - Senior Manager II @ Electronic Arts (EA) - G
Google Developer Fest - Vancouver - Speaker
Vancouver, BC π¨π¦
Topic: How to go from 0-100,000 end users per month. The art of moving fast and scaling well with GCP. I discussed strategies for startups to move fast and scale effectively on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). - U
UBC The Art Entrepreneurship 2023 - Speaker
Vancouver, BC π¨π¦
I spoke to UBC students about how to get into entrepreneurship as an arts student, and how to break into tech as an arts student. - G
Google Cloud Next - Attendee
San Francisco, CA πΊπΈ
Attended Google Cloud Next and learned about bleeding edge technology in the cloud & AI. This includes early access and workshops on Vertex AI, Model Garden, and a first peak at GCP TPUs. - G
Google Developer Fest - Vancouver - Speaker
Vancouver, BC π¨π¦
I had the opportunity to speak at Google i/o Vancouver! π₯ My topic: Cracking the Code: Selling Your AI Startup's MVP Without Writing a Line of Code. During the event, I shared our journey of selling our very first A.I.-based SaaS product to the Central Bank of India - and the best part? We achieved this without writing a single line of code! π - C
Collision Conf - βIs 'Founder' in Your Future? A Candid Conversation with Some of Canada's Leading Youth Entrepreneurs"
Toronto, ON π¨π¦
I spoke to an audience of young ambitious individuals who wanted to learn more about how to get started as a founder, what the journey has looked like, and the pitfalls to look out for (and the exciting moments!). - G
Google Developer Student Group - Delft Netherlands - Speaker
Delft, Netherlands π³π±
Fireside π₯ chat on going from campus to company! How to Launch your startup out of university. - G
Google Developer Student Group - Delft Technical University - Speaker
Delft, Netherlands π³π±
Fireside π₯ chat on going from campus to company! How to Launch your startup out of university. - G
Google Developer Fest - Vancouver - Speaker
Vancouver, BC π¨π¦
I had the opportunity being a speaker at @googledevs fest Vancouver! My topic was How to raise your first millionπ° as an early stage startup π!