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# Vivek Prakash

**Role:** Solo Founder & CTO of Spectra
**Current:** Head of Engineering at BYLD Wealth (Spectra is hackathon project)

## Background
- Coding since age 5 (Windows 98 + DOS, 1999)
- NIT Jalandhar — 3rd rank, 99.94 percentile CSE
- 25+ years coding, 10+ years fintech

## Career
| Company | Role | Key Achievement |
|---------|------|----------------|
| **CRED** | Early Engineer | Built CCBP, payments, fulfillment, order management |
| **Vance** (YC W22, $93M raised) | Head of Engineering | Coded entire backend in 72 hours, scaled to 100+ Cr GMV, 92+ dark stores |
| **Partnr** | Engineer | Autonomous Replenishment System — ₹150Cr+ inventory, 120+ stores, 35 cities |
| **BYLD Wealth** | Head of Engineering | Wealth-tech for HNI families (current) |
| **PROXIE AI Agency** | Founder | 15 specialized agents, ₹38L+ Fitelo engagement |

## Spectra Context
- Solo founder — team = Claude Code Agent Teams (architect-1, pipeline-1, interface-1, qa-1)
- Building for Anthropic Claude Hackathon ($50K prize)
- Parallel YC Spring 2026 application
- Strategy: prep docs first → sprint with agent teams + fast mode
