Co-founder @ koov·Y Combinator AI Startup School

I build and operate early-stage products where technical rigor meets real-world systems.

Co-founder of koov, an AI voice platform for live meetings with 2,000 users. Founder of a $75K-funded urban agriculture nonprofit.

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BuildingkoovRooted Together·A.S. General Engineering & A.S. Physics, Montgomery College

River gorge at sunrise, one of my photographs, as a luminance dither. Move across it.
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Proof of execution.

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2,000users in six months

koov

Co-founder · Dec 2025 – present

The personal AI for live conversation.

  • Joins Meet, Zoom, Teams and FaceTime as a participant; tracks speakers and commitments live
  • Speaks when invited; routes actions to Slack, Linear and HubSpot
  • Product, early engineering, go-to-market
  • Y Combinator AI Startup School, 2026
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$75Kraised, funding and in-kind

Rooted Together

Founder & CEO · Apr 2023 – present

Youth-led urban farming nonprofit turning rooftops into hydroponic labs.

  • Founded from zero in Maryland
  • Designed and deployed the hydroponic systems
  • Multi-partner community initiatives
  • Runs without founder dependency
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Exitedafter sixteen months

Posturly

Co-founder · Sep 2024 – Dec 2025

Wearable posture-correction device.

  • Hardware + software prototype
  • User testing and iteration
  • 2nd place, Maryland DECA state conference
  • Lesson: hardware-market fit is unforgiving
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500K+reach

trials

Head of Growth · Jul – Sep 2025

Bracket-style tournament for 32 student-founded startups.

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$5K+in sponsorships

MoCo Innovation

Director of Logistics, Outreach Director · Sep 2022 – Sep 2023

Free STEM education for students.

  • Logistics and outreach
  • Pitched and partnered for sponsorships

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Upcounty Prevention Network

Website Developer · Feb 2022 – Aug 2024

Built the site, fixed the bugs.

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Projects.

Posturly

Mar 2024 – Dec 2025

A wearable that corrects posture instead of just reporting it.

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Project RTSHS

Mar 2023 – May 2025

A vertical hydroponic system that runs its own nutrient cycle.

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Rooted Together website

Jun 2023 – Apr 2025

The nonprofit's site, built in Next.js.

Rooted TogetherRead more ›

Upcounty Prevention Network website

Jan 2022 – Jul 2024

A new site for a local nonprofit, built by the school web club.

Poolesville High SchoolRead more ›

koov

Dec 2025 – present

The personal AI for live conversation.

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Research & applied systems.

University of Pittsburgh · Neurosurgery

Functional Genomics & Cancer Metabolism Research

Research intern · Jun – Aug 2024

  • —Wet-lab and data-driven research on methionine metabolism in pediatric brain cancers
  • —Designed experiments under strict constraints and validation requirements
  • —Takeaway: first-principles thinking and signal-over-noise discipline.
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Education.

Montgomery College

Jun 2025 – Dec 2026

  • A.S. General Engineering
  • A.S. Physics
  • —SGA Senator
  • —South Asian Student Union, Co-Treasurer
  • —Diplomacy Club, Treasurer
  • —Raptor Tank
  • —Badminton Tournament, 2nd place
  • —Dean's List, Fall 2025 and Spring 2026

Y Combinator

Jun – Jul 2026

  • AI Startup School
  • —San Francisco, July 25–26, with koov

Poolesville High School

2021 – 2025

  • Independent Studies Magnet
  • PLTW Engineering
  • —Founder and CEO, Rooted Together
  • —Web Development Club, Co-President
  • —MoCo Innovation, Logistics Director
  • —DECA, Model UN, Track
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How it connects.

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SCHOOLSPoolesville HSMontgomery CollegeY CombinatorORGANIZATIONSUpcounty Prevention NetworkMoCo InnovationRooted TogetherPitt NeurosurgeryPosturlytrialskoovOUTCOMESTwo nonprofit websites$5K+ in sponsorshipsProject RTSHS$75K raisedCancer metabolism researchPosture Corrector 1.0500K+ reach2,000 users
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For the record.

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koov users in the first six months
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raised for Rooted Together, funding and in-kind
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reach as Head of Growth at trials
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DECA Maryland state runner-up, 2024 and 2025

  1. 2026

    • Accepted to Y Combinator AI Startup School

      San Francisco

    • koov reaches 2,000 users in its first six months

      koov

    • Dean's List, spring semester

      Montgomery College

  2. 2025

    • Dean's List, fall semester

      Montgomery College

    • 500K+ reach as Head of Growth

      trials

    • 2nd place, State Career Development Conference, Entrepreneurship Innovation Plan

      DECA Maryland

    • Honorable Mention, 3rd nationally, Model UN Conference

      American University

  3. 2024

    • Award of Excellence, International Career Development Conference

      DECA

    • 2nd place, State Career Development Conference, Project Management

      DECA Maryland

    • Research internship, functional genomics and cancer metabolism

      University of Pittsburgh Neurosurgery

  4. 2023

    • Raised $75K in funding and resources

      Rooted Together

    • Secured $5K+ in sponsorships for free STEM education

      MoCo Innovation

Also

  • Maryland State Seal of Biliteracy, Tamil
  • Oral Proficiency Interview Certificate, Tamil
  • Python Certification

Languages

Tamil and English, native. Spanish, limited working.

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How I build.

  • 01Optimize for leverage, not optics
  • 02Ship imperfect systems over perfect slides
  • 03Care about feedback loops, not vanity metrics
  • 04Treat startups as systems, not ideas

Notes, in progress

  • Why real-time AI in meetings is harder than people think
  • What building a nonprofit taught me about startups
  • Why most student startups fail quietly
A river running through a wooded gorge at sunrise
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