Hi, I'm Vivek!

Engineer, investor, and problem solver

Incoming AI/ML Investment Analyst at @Upfront Ventures

Previously @Palantir, @Shopify, @Composer and @RBC

I'm a CS and Business student at Waterloo and Laurier who loves building things, learning fast, and diving into problems that make me think. I've spent the last few years exploring AI and machine learning, venture capital, payments, automated trading, fintech, and e-commerce.

When I'm not working, I'm usually competing with the Laurier Case Team or helping coach teams for international competitions. It's where I get to sharpen my strategy skills, work with great people, and see how different industries operate around the world.

I'm currently exploring New Grad opportunities for 2026 in engineering, product, or investing. Always open to interesting conversations, so feel free to reach out.

Skills

I am passionate about using cutting-edge technologies. These are the tools I am most familiar with and build things every day.

TypeScript

React

Swift

Node.js

MongoDB

Python

GraphQL

AWS

Rails

Golang

SQL

C++

Experience

Here are some teams where I have worked on various interesting projects.

Jan 2026 - Apr 2026

Upfront Ventures

Incoming AI/ML Investment Analyst

Santa Monica, CA

Analyzing AI/ML startups and evaluating investment opportunities

May 2025 - Sep 2025

Palantir Technologies

Software Engineering Intern (Full-stack)

Denver, CO

Led development of OAuth 2.0 server-to-server authentication between Foundry and external systems

Jan 2025 - Apr 2025

Shopify

Software Engineering Intern (Backend)

Toronto, ON

Expanded Shop Pay Installments to Canada and UK markets

Jan 2024 - May 2024

Composer

Software Engineering Intern (iOS & Backend)

Toronto, ON

Shipped Composer iOS for an automated trading platform with $5B monthly trading volume

Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

Cradle

Software Engineering Intern (Full-stack)

Toronto, ON

Built crypto wallet for gamers on SUI blockchain (Acquired by Stardust.gg)

May 2022 - Aug 2022

Royal Bank of Canada

Software Developer Intern (Site Reliability)

Toronto, ON

Built mobile observability tool to monitor key SLI/SLOs for 30+ microservices

May 2021 - Aug 2021

Royal Bank of Canada

Software Developer Intern (Frontend)

Toronto, ON

Built Angular web application to facilitate corporate-wide event interactions for 90k employees

Projects

Here are some of my most favourite projects that I enjoyed building and designing from scratch.

kaching

Personal AI Financial Advisor

Personalized AI financial advisor that helps users make better financial decisions by providing personalized investment recommendations, spending insights, and saving tips.

NextJS

TypeScript

Tailwind

LLMs

noms

Restaurant Discovery App

A restaurant discovery app that helps users find meaningful dining experiences based on their unique preferences and location, with social features for following friends and creating playlists.

Kotlin

Android

Firebase

MVVM

Leadership

Award-winning case competitor with 18+ wins across the world. Representing Canada in prestigious international competitions.

Sep 2022 - Present

Co-Captain, International Case Competitor, and Coach

Laurier Case Team

Leading a team of 40+ on Canada's most coveted Case Team with 4 podium finishes and 18+ awards

Competition Highlights

2025Co-Captain & Competitor

1st Place - University of Porto (Portugal)
Invitational - Copenhagen Business School (Denmark)

2024Competitor & Coach

Competitor - Belgrade (Serbia)
Finalist - Rotterdam (Netherlands)

2023Competitor & Coach

1st Place - Navarra (Spain)
1st Place - Vermont (USA)
3rd Place - Porto (Portugal)

2022National Competitor

1st Place - Academic Cup
1st Place - Digital Strategy
2nd Place - School of the Year

Let's connect!

I would love for you to reach out and continue the conversation further, looking forward to meeting you soon...

vivek.bhardwaj@uwaterloo.ca