# Advait Shinde

> Advait Shinde is the co-founder and executive chairman of GoGuardian, where he served as CEO from 2017 until April 2024. A UCLA computer science graduate and former Google engineer, he helped expand the company from browser-based school tools into a portfolio serving millions of students and educators. His current public work includes AI systems, open-source software, technical talks and essays on philosophy and software design.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Executive Chairman at GoGuardian
- **Organizations:** GoGuardian, Google, UpKeep
- **Education:** B.S. in Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles
- **Known for:** Co-founded GoGuardian in 2014., Selected for Forbes 30 Under 30: Education in 2016., Led GoGuardian during acquisitions of Pear Deck, Edulastic and TutorMe.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in Computer Science and joined Google as a software engineer.
- **2014** — Co-founded GoGuardian and served as chief technology officer.
- **2016** — Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Education list; began an advisory role at UpKeep.
- **2017** — Became GoGuardian CEO in November, according to the company’s 2024 announcement.
- **2018** — Sumeru Equity Partners invested in GoGuardian.
- **2020** — GoGuardian added Pear Deck to its portfolio.
- **2021** — GoGuardian acquired Edulastic and received a $200 million Tiger Global investment at a valuation above $1 billion.
- **2022** — GoGuardian acquired TutorMe.
- **2023** — GoGuardian launched Pear Practice.
- **2024** — Rich Preece succeeded him as CEO on April 15; Shinde continued as executive chairman with a technology and innovation focus.
- **2025** — Published an essay about AI agents and application architecture on November 19.

## Achievements

- Co-founded GoGuardian in 2014.
- Selected for Forbes 30 Under 30: Education in 2016.
- Led GoGuardian during acquisitions of Pear Deck, Edulastic and TutorMe.
- GoGuardian received a $200 million strategic investment from Tiger Global in 2021 at a valuation above $1 billion.
- GoGuardian reported more than 25 million public K-12 student users in March 2024.
- His personal website states that he helped scale GoGuardian from zero to $150 million in revenue; no reporting period is specified.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Published The Brain Is Outside the App, arguing for AI agents operating across application boundaries and iteratively improving their tools.
- **2024-12** — Published The Foundation, an essay presenting his philosophical views on consciousness and reality.
- **2024-04** — Transitioned from GoGuardian CEO to executive chairman and a technology-focused leadership role.

## Links

- Website: https://advait.lol/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/advaitshinde/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/advait3000
- GitHub: https://github.com/advait
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AdvaitShinde

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Last updated: 2026-10-23