About

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Hi 👋, I'm Swathi!

Worked at Lark in ByteDance (Chinese Big Tech), Xendit (YC S15, #37 in YC’s global top companies list), Xfers (YC S15), and a niche SaaS startup. In both venture-funded and bootstrapped companies, I was involved in either building or commercializing tech products.
🎓 In my past life, I studied law at NUS Law (QS Asia #1, World #10) and was called to the Singapore Bar.
I loved taking a problem, seeing it from the perspectives of users, designers, and engineers (esp enjoy working with them!) to transform abstract pain points into products — so much that I pivoted my career.
🎾 🧧Currently, I’m casually learning tennis and Mandarin (thankfully not at the same time).

PS: None of what I publish here constitutes legal advice.

Structured Thoughts

Some thoughts, written

Travel Photos

When I travel, I have a penchant for capturing shots that focus on perspective and framing.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 View of the legendary Loch Ness through the ruins of Urquhart Castle near Inverness, Scotland.

🇪🇸View of Albaicín village — a UNESCO World Heritage site — through Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 On a trail to the the summit at Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Strong winds and sleet tested my balance on a ridge formed tens of millions of years ago.

🇯🇵 A quiet street in Kanazawa, Japan right as the cherry blossom peak was in wane.

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🇵🇹Tagus river in Lisbon, Portugal through my hostel window.

🇨🇳 Entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing, China

Stuff I created

Really old stuff

Get in touch!

Want to chat about something you read here? I'd be happy to have a conversation. Reach out to me at [email protected]!