Ravi Vadrevu
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| Born | Ravi Teja Vadrevu Hyderabad, India |
| Citizenship | Indian-American |
| Education | Masters in Computer Sciences |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
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Ravi Vadrevu (born Ravi Teja Vadrevu) is an Indian-American software engineer and entrepreneur, known as the founder and CEO of an AI-based platform, Kalendar AI.[1][2]
Early life and education
Vadrevu was born in Hyderabad, India. In 2009, he graduated from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University with Bachelors in Technology and Computer Sciences.[3] Later, he moved to US and received his Masters in Computer Sciences from University of Southern California in 2011.[4]
Career
After completing his studies in 2011, Ravi started his career as a product engineer at BranchOut, where he worked till the end of 2014.[4][3] In 2015, Ravi co-founded Meed, an online service aimed at bridging the gap between fresh graduates seeking specialty focused jobs and the hiring companies.[5] Initially, Meed provided its services to the top 20 universities of USA, including Stanford, MIT and UCLA, which were extended to more than 250 universities by the end of 2015.[6][7] Later, Ravi was pushed out of Meed by his co founder and the company collapsed within three months.[8]
In 2021, Ravi renamed Kriya AI into Kalendar AI, which is based on GPT-3‘s language model and aims at automating the outreach process by helping users in booking sales meetings with potential customers using AI.[9][1] Kalendar AI has raised 3.2 Million USD in pre-seed funding and has been mentioned among the top 100 tech companies of 2022.[10][11] Kalendar AI is backed by Eric Ries, Village Global and 500 Startups, including other angel investors.[12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lomas, Natasha (2021-12-15). "Kalendar AI wants its sales bots to win your next customers". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ Sara, Hevans (2023-03-06). "Power Leader: How Ravi Vadrevu of Kalendar AI Helps Businesses Book New Revenue on Autopilot | HackerNoon". hackernoon.com. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ismail, Kaya (2017-07-31). "Surviving a Startup Coup: Entrepreneur Spotlight on Ravi Vadrevu". CMSWire.com. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vadrevu, Ravi (2016-11-29). "My Cofounder Kicked Me Out, and I Couldn't Be Happier". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ "Meed announces countrywide launch, creates a unique career platform for connecting students with the right job -". Recruiting Times. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ Blanca, Andrei (2016-01-25). "Meed career service enhances Stanford network". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ Shankar, Shashwati (2016-02-09). "Meed, the new rising stars of career marketplace". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ Vetter, Moira (2016-12-23). "Silicon Valley Startup Drives Down The Cost & Frustration Of Getting To Beta". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ Hu, Vivian; Penchikala, Srini (2020-08-12). "The First Wave of GPT-3 Enabled Applications Offer a Preview of Our AI Future". InfoQ. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ Wilhelm, Alex (2021-08-21). "Tracking startup growth rates". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ "Top 100 Tech Companies to Watch for in 2022". FoundersBeta. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ Lomas, Natasha (2021-12-15). "Kalendar AI wants its sales bots to win your next customers". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
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