Multiplayer lobby
Online Lobby
Contact and communities, framed as a lobby room. See what Surya is open to right now, join via a channel below, or browse the communities and organizations he’s part of.
Room
Surya's Paddock
Bay Area / Remote
- Open for founder chats
- Available for scout collabs
- Exploring roles
- Open to hackathon teammates
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Player List
Communities and organizations Surya is actively part of.
LvlUp Ventures
Shopline-backed seed fund where Surya scouts pre-seed and seed founders at demo days.
16VC
Venture firm where Surya sources pre-seed and seed opportunities across the SF Bay Area.
Venture Starters
Educational internship running live startup pitching sessions and investor Q&A.
UC Santa Cruz
Where Surya is completing a B.S. in Computer Science after transferring from community college.
SlugAI
UCSC's AI innovation club, where Surya shipped Calendarize as a product developer.
CruzHacks
UC Santa Cruz's hackathon, where BenefitFinder won Best Beginner Hack.
Entrepreneur First
Hosted the Marketing Agents Hackathon where Credence placed 3rd and won Best Use of Apify API.
Locus
Y Combinator (FW25) company whose Agentic Payments Hackathon TripWeaver won 2nd place and the Stripe Prize Track.
Diablo Valley College
Where Surya earned an A.S. in Computer Science and founded the Product Development Club.