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Sneha Sivakumar
AI Researcher and Educator
Sneha Sivakumar is the co-founder of Spur, a Y Combinator-backed startup (YC S24) that provides an AI-powered QA engineer solution for testing websites using natural language.13 Here are some key details about Sneha:
Background and Education
Sneha graduated from Yale University with an engineering degree.4 She was involved in research at the Yale NLP Lab, focusing on web agents.3
Professional Experience
Prior to founding Spur, Sneha's experience includes:
- Growth Engineer at Figma2
- Backend Engineer at Snap Inc.2
- Kleiner Perkins Engineering Fellow2
- Neo Scholar2
- Venture Fellow at Pear VC2
Founding Spur
Sneha co-founded Spur with her best friend and Yale classmate, Anushka Nijhawan.34 They launched the company in 2024 and were accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch.13 Spur aims to simplify and automate website testing using AI and natural language processing, eliminating the need for manual coding of tests or hiring external QA teams.3
Spur's Offering
Spur provides:
- Automated testing that can be set up in minutes using natural language
- Maintenance-free tests that don't break when UI changes
- Multimodal agents that interact with web pages like real users3
The company has received positive feedback from early customers, who praise its ease of use and reliability.3
Sneha Sivakumar's LinkedIn username is sivakumarsneha, as mentioned in the query.2
