Aravind Bala
Aravind Bala is CEO at SeekOut and also serves as an Instructor at TiE Seattle. He founded SeekOut in 2017, which is still running, and previously held several engineering leadership roles at Microsoft.
Seattle Students Compete in TiE Young Entrepreneurs Finals with AI Startup Winning Spot in Global Contest
Over 100 students from 20 teams competed in the TYE Seattle Chapter Finals pitching startups in AI, healthcare, nutrition, and recycling, with an AI-powered email assistant winning first place. The event featured a panel from Amazon, Microsoft, and OpenAI discussing career navigation in the AI era, and Seattle aims for a third consecutive global title next month.
Anoop Gupta Steps Down as SeekOut CEO, Sean Thompson Named Successor to Drive AI Recruiting Growth
Anoop Gupta is stepping down as CEO of SeekOut on May 4 to become executive chairman, passing leadership to Sean Thompson, who will focus on scaling SeekOut's AI recruiting service and pursuing acquisitions for growth. Thompson, an enterprise tech veteran, previously led NAVEX and has experience with SAP, Microsoft, and AI startups.
Student Team Kymavi Wins $3,000 at TiE Young Entrepreneur Seattle Finals with Ocean-Healing Biodegradable Plastic Bags
A student team named Kymavi won the TiE Young Entrepreneur Seattle chapter finals with biodegradable plastic bags that release ocean-healing additives. They received a $3,000 prize and will represent Seattle at the TYE Global Finals in Washington, D.C.
Organizations
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SeekOut CEO 2026–present, CTO & Co-Founder 2017–2026 · current
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TiE Seattle Instructor 2023–present · current
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Nextio Co-Founder & CTO 2015–2017 · past
Education
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The Ohio State University Master’s Degree, Computer Science · 1997–1999
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Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay B.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering · 1993–1997
