Hi, I'm Ve Sharma

Technical Leader. Full-stack & Applied A.I Developer. Speaker. Community Builder.
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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 I’ve been able to achieve:

  • I led and mentored a team of 6 engineers through all stages of the product lifecycle

  • Secured funding from top accelerators and venture capitalists, including Antler US, Alliance of Angels, Founders Inc., Front Row Ventures, and Morgan Stanley.

  • Reduced GCP Cloud costs by $30,000 annually through strategic infrastructure optimization and increasing efficient resource management.

  • Scaled infrastructure to handle 120,000,000 API requests per month, ensuring high availability and performance for a growing end-listener base.

  • Served up audio content to 10+ million end-listeners

  • Raised a pre-seed round of $1.3M while responsible for technical due diligence

  • 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.

Experience

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Adauris

Oct 2020 - Present
CTO & Co-founder
Architected and developed a B2B SaaS platform utilizing Next.JS, Node.JS, and Applied A.I transforming written content into engaging audio experiences. Productionized A.I models for audio narration generation and optimize user listening experience, resulting in a 30% increase in user engagement. Led and mentored a team of 6 engineers through all stages of the product lifecycle, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. Secured funding from top accelerators and venture capitalists, including Morgan Stanley, Antler US, Alliance of Angels, Founders Inc., Front Row Ventures, Google Cloud Accelerator. Reduced GCP Cloud costs by $30,000 annually through strategic infrastructure optimization and resource management Scaled infrastructure to handle 120,000,000 API requests per month, ensuring high availability and performance for a growing end-listener base. Served up audio content to 10+ million end-listeners Decreased initial downtime of 68% of V1 product, to 98% by V3 of product Raised a pre-seed round of $1.3M while responsible for technical due diligence Successfully secured over half a million dollars in grant funding by leading the technical due diligence for the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax incentive.
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Morgan Stanley

Sept 2023 - March 2024
Morgan Stanley Inclusive Venture lab
Adauris was 1 of 23 companies selected from an applicant pool of 7,900 for Morgan Stanley's Inclusive Venture Lab. The program includes both venture investment and programming support. To date, 92 companies have been included in the company. $217M in additional funding to date that companies have received after participating in the Lab. $923M combined valuation to date of companies that have participated in the Lab.
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Google

April 2022 - June 2022
Google Cloud Accelerator
The Google Cloud Accelerator Canada is a three-month accelerator program for cloud-native Canadian SaaS or ML/AI startups. The accelerator is designed to bring the best of Google's programs, products, people and technology to startups doing interesting work in the cloud. In addition to cloud mentorship and technical project support, the accelerator also includes deep dives and workshops focused on product design, customer acquisition and leadership development for startup founders and leaders.
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League of Innovators

April 2022 - Aug 2023
Advisory Committee Member - Alumni Council
As an Advisory Committee member for the League of Innovators (LOI), we give tactical and strategic input to the LOI team and it's board of directors which includes Ryan Holmes - CEO Hootsuite, Manny Padda - Founder New Avenue Capital, Michele Romanow - Dragons' Den Investor & Co-founder Clearbanc. The advisory committee concerns itself with the core value proposition of League of Innovators for new founders and alumni alike.
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XX by WeFunder

Feb 2021 - March 2021
The XX Accelerator
The XX is a pre-seed startup accelerator and is a collection of mentors and experts - often successful founders in their own right - who help startups. Our Lead Advisor was Daniel Ha - The Founder and CEO of Disqus. The XX Team is financially incentivized to help companies in the Wefunder portfolio succeed. The Lead Investor is hired by the XX team for a specific company. The XX is a competitive accelerator with the last batch having a 1% acceptance rate.
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Freelance

March 2020 - October 2020
Full Stack Software Developer
- Developed and deployed responsive web applications from conception to completion for diverse clients, utilizing React.JS, Node.JS, Django, and Python. - Designed and implemented complex backend architectures and database schemas, ensuring scalability and performance. - Collaborated closely with clients to understand their needs and translate them into effective technical solutions.

Skills

System Architecture
Organizational Culture
Strategy
Research and Development
Product Development
Cloud Technologies
Agile Methodologies
Technical Problem Solving
Machine Learning
Cloud Technologies
DevOps
FinOps
React
Next.js
Typescript
Node.js
Python
Postgres
Docker
Kubernetes
Express
Langchain
Git
Bash
oh my zsh
Bun.sh
Terraform
FinOps
GCP
Vertex AI
Cloud Run
Cloud Functions
Cloud SQL
Compute Engine
Cloud Storage
AWS
Bedrock
ECR
ECS
EC2
RDS
My Projects

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.

Adauris Dashboard Web App

Turn written content into high quality audio experiences.

Next.js
ChalkraUI
Typescript
Firestore
Firebase
Stripe
GCP
AWS
HugginFace

Cloud Cost Optimization

How we've trimmed our Cloud Costs by $30K+ πŸ’° at my startup, Adauris πŸ’ΈπŸš€ As CTO of Adauris, I'm always looking for ways to optimize our cloud infrastructure and maximize our budget.

GCP
AWS
MongoDB
Firebase
Cloud Run
Cloud Functions
EKS
Kubernetes
Beyond the Code

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 πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

    I shared my expertise on slashing our cloud costs and shared optimization and scaling strategies for a room of 55 CTOs and CEOs.
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    Startupfest - Speaker

    Montreal, Quebec πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

    I pitched my startup, Adauris, at Startupfest Montreal on the main stage!
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    Google for Startups Accelerator: Canada Day 🍁 - Speaker

    Toronto, Ontario πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

    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.
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    Men in Tech Panel - Vancouver Startup Week - Speaker

    Vancouver, BC πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

    Represented Google For Startups with tryToast.ca to highlight issues in tech with gender discrepancies and help be an ally for women in tech.
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    Google i/o Pitch at Google HQ - Speaker

    Mountain View, CA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

    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.
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    Google i/o - Attendee

    Mountain View, CA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

    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.
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    Google Cloud Next - Attendee

    Las Vegas, Nevada πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

    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.
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    TKS Moonshots - Judge

    Vancouver, BC πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

    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.
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    Venture for Canada Panel - Speaker

    Vancouver, BC πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

    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.
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    UBC Imprint Conference - Speaker

    Vancouver, BC πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

    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.
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    Google Developer Student Group - UBC - Speaker

    Vancouver, BC πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

    πŸ’­πŸ”₯ Fireside Chat Session. I talked about my journey as a founder and CTO, and ways to become an entrepreneur, even as a student.
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    Google Developer Fest - Burnaby - Speaker

    Vancouver, BC πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

    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)
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    Google Developer Fest - Vancouver - Speaker

    Vancouver, BC πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

    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).
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    UBC The Art Entrepreneurship 2023 - Speaker

    Vancouver, BC πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

    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.
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    Google Cloud Next - Attendee

    San Francisco, CA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

    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.
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    Google Developer Fest - Vancouver - Speaker

    Vancouver, BC πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

    I had the opportunity to speak at Google i/o Vancouver! πŸ”₯ 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! πŸš€
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    Collision Conf - ”Is 'Founder' in Your Future? A Candid Conversation with Some of Canada's Leading Youth Entrepreneurs"

    Toronto, ON πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

    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!).
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    Google Developer Student Group - Delft Netherlands - Speaker

    Delft, Netherlands πŸ‡³πŸ‡±

    Fireside πŸ”₯ chat on going from campus to company! How to Launch your startup out of university.
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    Google Developer Student Group - Delft Technical University - Speaker

    Delft, Netherlands πŸ‡³πŸ‡±

    Fireside πŸ”₯ chat on going from campus to company! How to Launch your startup out of university.
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    Google Developer Fest - Vancouver - Speaker

    Vancouver, BC πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

    I had the opportunity being a speaker at @googledevs fest Vancouver! My topic was How to raise your first millionπŸ’° as an early stage startup πŸš€!
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