# Aditya Kothadiya

> Aditya Kothadiya is the co-founder and CEO of Avoma, an AI meeting assistant and conversation intelligence company. He previously founded Shopalize, acquired by [24]7 in 2013, and worked in product leadership there before starting again in 2017. His public essays examine customer research, buying experiences, learning and the value of time.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Avoma
- **Organizations:** Avoma, Shopalize, [24]7.ai
- **Education:** Master’s in Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Bachelor’s degree, Government College of Engineering
- **Known for:** Founded Shopalize and sold it to [24]7 in 2013., Co-founded Avoma with Devendra Laulkar and Albert Lai., Led Avoma through a $12 million Series A financing announced in 2021.

## Career timeline

- **After 12th grade** — Opened Yaraj Pool Club with friends in his hometown in India.
- **2013** — Shopalize, his social commerce startup, was acquired by [24]7; he joined the acquirer.
- **2016** — Identified customer handoff and context-loss problems that informed Avoma.
- **2017** — Left [24]7 in March to start a company; assembled the Avoma co-founding team with Devendra Laulkar and Albert Lai during the year.
- **2018** — Avoma acquired its first paying customer in July.
- **2020** — K9 Ventures publicly announced its backing of Avoma in January.
- **2021** — Avoma announced a $12 million Series A led by Headline in December.

## Achievements

- Founded Shopalize and sold it to [24]7 in 2013.
- Co-founded Avoma with Devendra Laulkar and Albert Lai.
- Led Avoma through a $12 million Series A financing announced in 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Avoma’s public UNBOUND 2026 announcements listed Kothadiya among the team attending September 16-18 in Boston.
- **2025-01** — Published a LinkedIn article sharing nine SaaS growth lessons from Jason Lemkin of SaaStr.
- **2024-01** — Featured on Aptitude 8’s GTM with AI podcast discussing Avoma’s AI-first origins and workflow automation.

## Links

- Website: https://www.avoma.com/team/aditya-kothadiya
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityakothadiya/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/AdityaKothadiya

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Last updated: 2026-10-15