Suraya Shivji
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Co-Founder
New York, United States
Résumé
Jobs
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Co-FounderCasa Design SpacesNov 2025 - Current (9 months)- FFounderSep 2025 - Current (11 months)
- Angel InvestorNAJan 2022 - Current (4 years 7 months)Partiful, Gizmo, Swsh, Lore, ARI, Soma Ayurvedic
- angel investingNAJan 2022 - Current (4 years 7 months)Partiful, Swsh, ARI, Soma Ayurvedic, Lore, Gizmo
- Co-Founder & CEO (acquired by Snap Inc)HAGSBacked by Google Ventures, BoxGroup, and various angel investors. Ranked #24 in Social Networking and featured by Apple under "Apps We Love." Acquired by Snap Inc in May 2022. https://hagsapp.com/
- Design FellowIDEO CoLab Ventures
- Co-Foundermello
- Design, Kleiner Perkins FellowFigma
- Software Engineering (AirPods)AppleBuilt Live Listen, a new accessibility feature for AirPods on iOS 12.
- Product DesignSpotify
- DesignSnap Inc
- FounderRizikitoto
Education
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- BBachelor’s Degree, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Arts, Technology and the Business of InnovationThe Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy aims to instill in its students an entirely new way of thinking by offering a select group an in-depth, integrated learning experience in three essential areas: computer science, design, and business. Focused on Software Engineering, Interaction Design, 3D http://iovine-young.usc.edu/
- High School DiplomaThe Harker School
Projects (professional or personal)
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- MMusicvizzJan 2017 - Current (9 years 7 months)Music visualization and interactive art experiments
- BBlaster ARJan 2017 - Dec 2017 (1 year)Augmented Reality shooter game built with Unity and Vuforia.
- PPhotogram ARJan 2017 - May 2017 (5 months)Augmented Reality app for the HoloLens that allows people to relive their memories in the locations where they happened.
- SSynthesize 3DJan 2016 - Dec 2016 (1 year)Web app that allows users to create generative art and visualizations based on SoundCloud music.
- PPotter PicsJan 2016 - Dec 2016 (1 year)An iOS, Harry Potter themed social network similar to Instagram.
- YYubëJan 2014 - Dec 2014 (1 year)Arduino, DIY development project aimed to teach newcomers computer science by creating a room security system. I programmed the functionality for the camera, motion sensor, and internet connection.
- 55 iOS Gaming ApplicationsApr 2012 - Sep 2014 (2 years 6 months)Taught myself Objective-C, allowing me to program and design 5 iOS games. These games sparked the idea for my organization, Rizikitoto. The revenue each game generated was sent to a child living in the Bright Futures orphanage. Bilberry: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bilberry/id906977545?mt=8 Barberry: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/barberry/id908044135?mt=8 Bayberry: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bayberry/id909225093?mt=8 Mares: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id931682449 Loxe: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/loxe/id908949426?mt=8
Awards
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- IInteract FellowInteractJan 2021https://joininteract.com/
- Design FellowKleiner PerkinsJun 2019
- UIovine & Young Entrepreneurship PrizeUSC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young AcademyApr 2019
- OOculus Launch Pad FellowOculusJun 2018
- GGoogle CHI Conference Grant (Human Factors in Computing Systems)Apr 2018
- RRWDevCon Scholarship WinnerRay WenderlichJan 2017
- Facebook Grace Hopper ScholarshipFacebookJan 2017
- ttry! Swift NYC Scholarshiptry SwiftJan 2017
- AAWT Scholarship RecipientAdvancing Women in Technology AWTJan 2016
- Accenture Student Empowerment FellowaccentureJan 2016
- Microsoft Grace Hopper ScholarshipMicrosoftJan 2016
- CCity Fellows Venture Capital FellowCity Fellows ConsortiumJan 2016
- Quip Engineering Scholarship Runner-upQuipJan 2016
- F8 Developer's Scholarship Award (x3)FacebookJan 2016
- NNational Runner-Up: NCWIT Award for Aspirations in ComputingNational Center for Women Information Technology NCWITJan 2014