Vivek is a member of the investment team, where he focuses on data & software infrastructure and horizontal B2B SaaS. He also spends time on the Build program starting and incubating companies.
Prior to joining 8VC, Vivek was a software engineer on the core database group at 8VC portfolio company Yugabyte, building YugabyteDB, a high-performance distributed transactional database. Before that, he worked on machine learning pipelines for the Sales Intelligence team at Bloomberg.
Vivek studied Computer Science and Statistics & Data Science at Yale. He wrote his thesis on decentralized databases.
He is an avid F1 fan and an enjoyer of science fiction & fantasy, particularly Sanderson's Cosmere. He hails from Issaquah, Washington, and has spent time living in New York & various parts of Connecticut.
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The AI Wave
Since the advent of Silicon Valley, we’ve seen six major technological waves: “Electronic Tools,” “Semiconductor,” “Enterprise,” “Telecom,” “Consumer”, and “Smart Enterprise.” We can now add a seventh: AI Applications & Services.
The AI Wave
Since the advent of Silicon Valley, we’ve seen six major technological waves: “Electronic Tools,” “Semiconductor,” “Enterprise,” “Telecom,” “Consumer”, and “Smart Enterprise.” We can now add a seventh: AI Applications & Services.
An Early Map for a Useful Robotics Future
If reading this, you’re likely able to recall the first moment you marvelled at some act of physical autonomy - the sort our progenitors might have pronounced spellwork. The memory is for some more recent than for others; it may have been a Waymo or a mobile manipulator, a humanoid or a quadruped. In any case, the experience seems to have surpassed that threshold of ubiquity which affords us all the right to say: robotic intelligence has captured our mainstream public imagination.
An Early Map for a Useful Robotics Future
If reading this, you’re likely able to recall the first moment you marvelled at some act of physical autonomy - the sort our progenitors might have pronounced spellwork. The memory is for some more recent than for others; it may have been a Waymo or a mobile manipulator, a humanoid or a quadruped. In any case, the experience seems to have surpassed that threshold of ubiquity which affords us all the right to say: robotic intelligence has captured our mainstream public imagination.
The American Development Renaissance: Our Investment in Bedrock Robotics
The concept of building holds mythic status in the world of new venture creation, and the mythos often obscures the difficulty. In construction, there are no such illusions. Construction is a $2 trillion U.S./$13 trillion global industry where automation has barely scratched the surface of possibility. Beneath that surface is dirt—unfathomable amounts. For new housing subdivisions, commercial real estate developments, data centers to power the AI boom, highway expansions, and countless other projects, American abundance begins with dirt.
The American Development Renaissance: Our Investment in Bedrock Robotics
The concept of building holds mythic status in the world of new venture creation, and the mythos often obscures the difficulty. In construction, there are no such illusions. Construction is a $2 trillion U.S./$13 trillion global industry where automation has barely scratched the surface of possibility. Beneath that surface is dirt—unfathomable amounts. For new housing subdivisions, commercial real estate developments, data centers to power the AI boom, highway expansions, and countless other projects, American abundance begins with dirt.
Charles Srisuwananukorn (Together AI) Fireside Chat
We were thrilled to feature Charles Srisuwananukorn from Together AI at January’s Chat8VC. Charles is the Founding Vice President of Engineering at Together AI, where he leads the company’s work on AI infrastructure and clusters. Previously, he was Head of Applied Machine Learning at Snorkel AI and held engineering roles at Apple. He studied Computer Science at Stanford and has helped steer Together from an early contributor to open-source AI to a full-stack infra platform.
Charles Srisuwananukorn (Together AI) Fireside Chat
We were thrilled to feature Charles Srisuwananukorn from Together AI at January’s Chat8VC. Charles is the Founding Vice President of Engineering at Together AI, where he leads the company’s work on AI infrastructure and clusters. Previously, he was Head of Applied Machine Learning at Snorkel AI and held engineering roles at Apple. He studied Computer Science at Stanford and has helped steer Together from an early contributor to open-source AI to a full-stack infra platform.
Joe Chen and Jonathan Shen (Upwork) Fireside Chat
We were thrilled to feature Joe and Jonathan from Upwork at March's Chat8VC in San Francisco. We covered their journey from teams like Google Brain and Cruise, and their own startup, to leading AI efforts at Upwork—building Uma, a suite of specialized LLMs powering workflows for freelancers and clients across the platform.
Joe Chen and Jonathan Shen (Upwork) Fireside Chat
We were thrilled to feature Joe and Jonathan from Upwork at March's Chat8VC in San Francisco. We covered their journey from teams like Google Brain and Cruise, and their own startup, to leading AI efforts at Upwork—building Uma, a suite of specialized LLMs powering workflows for freelancers and clients across the platform.
