Paras Savnani

Hey there 👋 I'm a Founder/Engineer based out of San Francisco, California. When I'm not busy breaking things (oops, I mean... building things xP), you'll find me tinkering with the latest AI models!

Got my O1A visa in 2024 to chase the American dream (they call it the "Extraordinary Alien" visa lol)! Also part of The SF Commons community - come say hi :)

Are you a high agency person looking for a cofounder? Or an investor who wants to 1000x their investment? Shoot me an email at savnani5@gmail.com or chat with me here!

Background:

• Born and raised in Ahmedabad, India! APS (Army Public School) gang represent :)
• Used to play semi-pro Soccer in high school, was also a triathlete.
• Developed multiple autonomous Robots during my undergrad (at ITNU) and led India's robotics team (20 members) at ABU Robocon, Vietnam! Won nationals in 2018 (beating 110 teams and setting the speed record in competition's history since 2002) and finished runners-up in 2019.
• Built one of the first intelligent AI agents (TiA) at Fero AI, Dubai (way before AI agents were cool xD). It was a WhatsApp agent powered by Google BERT and could handle entire freight logistics! [2020]
• Speedran Master's in CS/Robotics (15 months) with a 4.0 GPA from University of Maryland (Go TERPS xP). Did AI Avatar research under Aniket Bera and ML/CV research on drones under Lina Castano. [2021-22]
• Developed the world's first real-time AI Avatars at Samsung Research America, NEON Labs (product). Built the Behavior/Video foundational model and also deployed it for enterprise users. More information on the launch here! [2022-23]
• Engineering/Research experience at early-stage startups in AI agents and Video tech. Met incredible founders via OnDeck (ODF22) and Buildspace n/w! Also, built and grew Lunaris to 50+ users (an AI platform for content creators to repurpose video content). [2024]
• Judge/Mentor at top hackathons including Stanford Treehacks, UC Berkeley Calhacks, HackDavis, and more!

Check out what I'm cooking on Github! I believe everyone should read this blog on first principles thinking and this blog on high agency!

Also, if you know me (or just want to), feel free to leave some anonymous feedback!