Nikhil Shinday

Nikhil Shinday is the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) at BuildBetter, an AI company that helps product teams become more efficient.12 He co-founded BuildBetter with Spencer Shulem (CEO) and Adam Stanford (CPO) about three years ago.2 Before joining BuildBetter, Nikhil served as the Chief Operating Officer at Inokyo from August 2019 to December 2020.1 He has also worked as a software engineer at HubSpot and interned at KAYAK.1 Nikhil co-founded GeoPredict, an adaptive intelligence company for natural resource markets, and served as a research assistant at Tufts University.1 He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Tufts University and attended Y Combinator.1 Nikhil and Spencer Shulem have been friends since childhood, which played a role in Nikhil joining BuildBetter as the third co-founder.23

Professional Background

• CTO at BuildBetter (current position)
• COO at Inokyo (August 2019 - December 2020)
• Co-founder of GeoPredict (November 2015 - June 2019)
• Software Engineer at HubSpot (August 2016 - November 2016)
• Software Engineering Intern at KAYAK (June 2015 - August 2015)

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Tufts University
• Attended Y Combinator

BuildBetter

BuildBetter is an AI-powered product assistant that transforms complex company and customer knowledge into usable data, helping product teams become more efficient.4 The company has secured funding from investors such as Telegraph Hill Capital, Wing, Surface, and Village Global.23