led 0 → 1 product management for ai-powered features at microsoft, gamma, scotiabank, and arteria ai - from enabling millions to resolve identity queries 50% faster to improving ai response relevance for 50m+ users. worked hands-on with engineering teams, designed user studies with 50+ participants, and built internal evaluation frameworks in the process.

at university, i helped start our first art-tech collective, uw prism.

reach out at palak.agarwal@uwaterloo.ca for my full resume.

graduating in april 2026, and spending my senior year between waterloo and sf, building serve & launching mvp 12/25.

also open to ai product management, forward deployed engineering, generalist new grad opportunities starting summer 2026. in an ideal world, i'd work on a team which allows me to work closely with customers, dive deep technically, and lead growth/gtm strategy for a rapidly scaling product.

working with afore vc (world's largest pre-seed fund): sourcing the best student founders for our founder's in residence university and grants programs, organizing dinners and events to build community in san francisco & waterloo, and training early scouts to identify early stage potential!

i occasionally write angel cheques when i find exceptional founders.

i'd like to invest full-time, become a fitness instructor, own a cafe, or start a fashion brand :)

i really enjoy connecting with new people. whether i can help with something, you have opportunities in mind, or you just want to chat - always happy to connect!