Hi, I'm Ve (Varun) Sharma
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About
As co-founder & CTO of Adauris, he built a B2B SaaS platform from the ground up, securing over $2M in total funding and scaling to serve millions of end-users/listeners.
All IN AI listed his last startup, Adauris, as one of the top 100 A.I. startups in Canada.
His experience spans cloud architecture, full stack development, applied A.I., and leading high-performing teams. All while navigating the competitive startup landscape with proven success, including acceptance into prestigious accelerator programs like Morgan Stanley (and being listed on the NASDAQ in times Square!🤩), Google for Startups, and The XX - all with 1% acceptance rates.
Ve continues to be an ecosystem voice for Google, Collision Conf, the League of Innovators, and other organizations speaking on topics around A.I, Cloud Infrastructure, and technical entrepreneurship around North America.
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Checkout where I've been featured!
Hear what the media is saying about myself and my companies!
Canada's Top 100 A.I Startups selected by ALL IN
"Adauris selected as one of the top 100 A.I startups in Canada. ALL IN is The most important event dedicated to Canadian AI"
Congratulations to our spring 2024 IGP graduates!"
"CCI's Innovation Governance Program equips Canada's current and future business leaders with the tools and experiences they need to help our country's fastest growing companies navigate the intangible economy and scale up globally."
Watchlist: 10 Vancouver startups set to rocket in 2024
"Whether you’re an investor, jobseeker, or local tech enthusiast, find out who to have your eye on in the coming year."
Adauris, got featured on the NASDAQ in Times Square!"
"Adauris was features on the main NASDAQ billboard in Times Square, New York City."
Transformational or overhyped? How these geeks at Seattle’s giant ‘Founders Bash’ think about AI
"If you were looking for proof that Seattle is an AI hub, you would have found ample evidence on Thursday night at Block 41 in downtown. More than 1,000 entrepreneurs, investors and tech leaders gathered for Founders Bash 2023, a massive meet-up celebrating the region’s innovation sector."
Adauris chosen for Morgan Stanley’s Inclusive Ventures Labs
"Adauris, a Vancouver-based startup that helps digital publications convert their articles into high-quality audio, has been selected for Morgan Stanely’s prestigious accelerator program, the Inclusive Ventures Lab. The company is one of just 23 businesses chosen from across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, from a pool of more than 7,900 applicants."
Morgan Stanley Expands Global Inclusive Ventures Lab with Largest Single Cohort of 23 Companies
"Chosen from over 7,900 applicants – more than three times last year’s pool – the selected startups represent a range of disruptive technologies in industries including healthcare, sustainable solutions, customer service, supply chain, recruiting and cybersecurity. Companies in the cohort receive a $250,000 investment (£250,000 in EMEA) from Morgan Stanley."
TECHTO's Canadian Rocketships
"We’re proud to bring you The 2022 Rocketships List. This list was compiled by Founders, Angels, Entrepreneurs and Canadian Tech Community Members. More than 300 names were submitted, and these were the final selections."
Ad Auris selected for Google’s Cloud Accelerator Canada program
"The audio creation platform joins 10 other Canadian startups in Google’s second inaugural cohort. Google recently announced the 2022 cohort for its Cloud Accelerator Canada program. Among the batch is Vancouver’s Ad Auris, a platform that helps digital publications to convert their written work into high-quality audio."
Introducing our new cohort of startups for the 2022 Google Cloud Accelerator Canada
"Today, we’re pleased to announce a new class of groundbreaking startups for the Google Cloud Accelerator Canada. This 10-week virtual accelerator brings the best of Google's programs, products, people and technology to startups doing interesting work in the cloud."
46 Top Audio Startups and Companies in Canada
Adauris listed in the top 46 audio companies in Canada. Best Startups Canada chose startups innovating in the Audio industry and picked companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
New York VC - Top 50 Seed/Series A Companies 2021
Adauris listed in NYC Top 50 Seed/Series A Companies. The Selection Committee consists of current and former VCs, angel investors, exited entrepreneurs, and Fortune 500 employees in M&A roles.
Check out my latest work
I've worked on a variety of projects, from simple websites to full-stack web applications, and cloud optimization. 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 Accelerator: Demo Day Sizzle Video 🎬
Toronto, Ontario 🇨🇦
Attended the Google Demo Day for the Winter Canada Canada cohort as an Alumni buddy! I was able to share my experience via the Google sizzle video! - G
Google Developer Fest - Burnaby - Speaker
Vancouver, British Columbia 🇨🇦
I hosted a V2 session on AI cost optimization, specifically, LLM + tokenization costs 💰 🤑! - G
Google for Startups Alumni Summit - Panelist
Spruce Goose Hangar in Playa Vista, California 🇺🇸
I attended the inaugural Google for startups alumni summit, and was a panelist on the Airship discussing the topic of "Generative AI Track - AI-Powered Cost Optimization: Strategies for Efficiency and Success" - V
Vancouver AI Summit <> GDG YVR - Speaker
Vancouver, British Columbia 🇨🇦
I hosted a session on the main stage tackling AI cost optimization, specifically, LLM + tokenization costs 💰 🤑, which can be a major hurdle 🔥 for growth stage startups and developers! - G
Google AI Connect - Pannelist
Toronto, Ontario 🇨🇦
I had the opportunity to discuss AI & tech public policy at an exclusive roundtable of 10 folks at the Google 🇨🇦 HQ with Google executives, top AI startup founders, and other ecosystem representatives such as the founder of Elevate. This is a personal favourite because I was able to combine my political science and computer science background together! - L
League Of Innovators Labs - Making the Most of Founder Communities - Founder Panel #1 - Ve (Varun) Sharma
Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦
As an avid LOI alumni I gave a presentation and fireside chat with my fellow speakers for how the recent LOI Labs Batch 13 cohort can maximize their time in both the Labs program and founder communities as a whole. - E
Elevate Conference - Google Sponsored Attendee
Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦
I had the opportunity to connect with world-class innovators, industry leaders, and the tech ecosystem which shine a global spotlight on Canada’s tech and innovation ecosystem. - A
ALL IN A.I. - Canada's Top 100 A.I. Startups - Delegate
Montreal, Quebec 🇨🇦
I represented Adauris as one of Canada's top 100 A.I. startups - I had the opportunity to connect with folks from a pool of 3,000 industry participants, including more than 600 members of international delegations from 40 different countries. - G
Google for Startups - Alumni to Alumni: Cloud Cost Cutting Secrets from Ve (Varun) & Dmitriy - Speaker
Toronto, Ontario 🇨🇦
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 🇨🇦
I pitched my startup, Adauris, at Startupfest Montreal on the main stage! - G
Google for Startups Accelerator: Canada Day 🍁 - Speaker
Toronto, Ontario 🇨🇦
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, British Columbia 🇨🇦
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 🇺🇸
Pitched my startup, Adauris at Google HQ in Mountain View during Google I/O! ⚡️ 60 seconds to make an impact, and what an audience – Google VPs, PMs, and fellow Google for Startups alumni. Truly an honor. - G
Google i/o - Attendee
Mountain View, CA 🇺🇸
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 🇺🇸
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, British Columbia 🇨🇦
Judged a TKS demo day for their 2024 cohort. The world’s 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, British Columbia 🇨🇦
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, British Columbia 🇨🇦
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, British Columbia 🇨🇦
💭🔥 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, British Columbia 🇨🇦
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: 🌟Dean Guest - Principal Managing Partner @ Workday, 🌟 Edmund Lee - Senior Technology Manager @ lululemon, 🌟 Martin Wulff - Senior Manager II @ Electronic Arts (EA) - G
Google Developer Fest - Vancouver - Speaker
Vancouver, British Columbia 🇨🇦
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, British Columbia 🇨🇦
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 🇺🇸
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, British Columbia 🇨🇦
I had the opportunity to speak at Google i/o Vancouver! 🔥 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! 🚀 - C
Collision Conf - ”Is 'Founder' in Your Future? A Candid Conversation with Some of Canada's Leading Youth Entrepreneurs"
Toronto, ON 🇨🇦
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 Technical University - Speaker
Delft, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Fireside 🔥 chat on going from campus to company! How to Launch your startup out of university. - G
Google Developer Fest - Vancouver - Speaker
Vancouver, British Columbia 🇨🇦
I had the opportunity being a speaker at @googledevs fest Vancouver! My topic was How to raise your first million💰 as an early stage startup 🚀!
