Shloak Rathod

Currently, I'm building Astra to automate knowledge work for old school industries, starting with jewelry. We launched our first product Bez AI, working with jewelers around the globe. Astra is backed by Macroscopic Venture & LeapYear. Previously, I built Poke.com (launch) at The Interaction Company of California (backed by GC). In 2024, I placed 2nd overall at TreeHacks for early Vision Pro work just two weeks after launch (~$15k, 400k+ views) and won three prizes at HackMIT and CalHacks for satellite connected TinyML systems and parallel GPU processing on iPhones. Earlier, I grew up in Mumbai, published research at IEEE COMPSAC, winning underage at UPenn and UMich hackathons, and founded a startup that reached high five-figure revenue. I'm now in LA studying CS, Math, and Econ at UCLA.

Love 🕺🌇 house music, 🌍 travelling, 🎮⚽ FIFA, podcasts, and essays.

📍 Mumbai, Palo Alto, and now Los Angeles.