London, UK

Asim Shaikh

Ex-Founder CTO

MSc Computer Science University of Southampton

Portrait of Asim Shaikh

Product builder who enjoys taking vague ideas through validation, building and scaling.

What I am passionate about

  • Decentralising technology.
  • Widening access to AI while preserving privacy.

My journey

  1. “Vibe Coding” Before AI

    I started learning to code at 14. Later, I pieced together my first app from open source software before I could code properly. I learnt by making it work, then making it grow. It went on to reach over 60K daily users.

  2. Corporate Journey at Big Banks

    At Goldman Sachs, I automated fundraising workflows for capital and commodities markets. At J.P. Morgan, I worked on Capital Connect, a startup fundraising platform.

  3. Switch to Big Tech

    At Amazon, I built developer tools for designing voice-driven shopping experiences on Alexa.

  4. Return to Founding

    I restarted my founder journey with SkillReactor, a VC-funded developer upskilling platform that reached 35K+ developers.

  5. More Building: From AI Design Tools to AI Agents

    After SkillReactor, I built Framable, an AI platform for generating, editing and animating graphics. At Pockla, I build an agentic AI platform to automate sales and marketing processes.

  6. What’s next?

    I’m exploring ideas in the areas I’m passionate about: AI privacy and data control.

    If you’re building something in these areas, please get in touch.

My ramblings

All ramblings