| 词条 | Viputheshwar Sitaraman |
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| name = Viputheshwar Sitaraman | image = Viputheshwar Sitaraman.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|09|10}} | birth_place = Theni, Tamil Nadu, India | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American | occupation = Graphic designer, startup entrepreneur, biologist | known_for = Explica | alma mater = University of Arizona }}Viputheshwar "Vip" Sitaraman (born 10 September 1997) is an American designer, entrepreneur, and scientist. He is best known as the founder of Explica, a digital media startup company. In May 2016, Sitaraman made headlines when, at age 18, he graduated from the University of Arizona and his company was funded by Seed Sumo,[1] a startup accelerator in Bryan, Texas. Sitaraman is one of the youngest people to raise a round of venture capital. He has been interviewed on Forbes,[2] NPR/Public Media,[3] The Huffington Post,[4] Entrepreneur[5] and Times Higher Education.[6] Personal lifeSitaraman was born in Theni, Tamil Nadu, India in 1997 to Sitaraman Venkatasubramanian, a software engineer, and Swarna Sitaraman, an interior designer & artist. Shortly after Sitaraman was born, the family moved to the United States, where they settled in Chandler, Arizona. Through his early education, Sitaraman showed a propensity for science. He competed in science & engineering fairs, collecting accolades including Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) Finalist, TGen Helios Scholar-designate, Society for In Vitro Biology ISEF Award, and several state and local awards. Sitaraman published his research on engineered zinc finger nucleases in the World Forum in Biology.[7] In August 2014, Sitaraman enrolled at the University of Arizona under a full-ride scholarship. Within two years, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular & Cellular Biology, along with a minor in African American Studies, founding several companies and organizations in that span. Sitaraman would later explain in an interview, "None of this was part of the plan. I was a pre-med student; entrepreneurship wasn't even in my vocabulary."[8] His first organization, Live, Love, Lab (LLL) provided free resources for STEM students including an e-course system, a crowdfunding platform, and opportunities for academic publication. After LLL, Sitaraman co-founded KorkBoard, a digital event bulletin mobile app striving to build stronger campus communities. Following the launch on the Apple Store for iOS, the startup was accepted to the Thryve Incubator Spring/Summer 2015 Cohort in Tucson, Arizona and the Facebook FbStart 2015 Cohort. CareerDraw ScienceDraw Science[9] started as a small blog Sitaraman built in high school, aimed at translating science with art. In the next year, Draw Science garnered over 2 million views, syndication on Business Insider, and invitations to conferences including ARCSCon in Philadelphia and the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in Lindau, Bavaria. In August 2015, Sitaraman launched a crowdfunding campaign[10] to scale Draw Science into an infographic consulting business, focusing on academic publishing and creation of graphical abstracts. In following months, Draw Science closed deals & partnerships with prominent scientific organizations including PeerJ, the USDA, and Elsevier. Graphics created by the Draw Science team have been featured in Newsweek,[11] Daily Mail,[12] VICE,[13] and Gizmodo[14] and clientele including Hillary Clinton, American Scientist, and Soylent. ExplicaSitaraman raised a round of funding from Seed Sumo,[1] a startup accelerator based out of Austin, Texas in May 2016. Making it through Seed Sumo's 0.5% acceptance rate made him the youngest person to ever be accepted into a startup accelerator. During the accelerator, Sitaraman launched Explica,[5] a visual news site for millennials. In its first month, June 2016, Explica brought in nearly half-a-million native views and another 1 million off-site. In November 2016, the company raised a $450,000 seed round at an undisclosed valuation from MVII8.[15] Sitaraman has made several press appearances including Forbes,[2] NPR/Public Media,[3] The Huffington Post,[4] and Times Highered Education,[6] as well as several local news publications. Explica is a brand owned by Explica Inc., a Delaware C Corporation. References1. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://seedsumo.com|title=Seed Sumo Startup Accelerator|website=Seed Sumo|access-date=7 July 2016}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Sitaraman, Viputheshwar}}2. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnfarrell/2016/02/12/young-entrepreneur-hopes-to-improve-science-communication-through-better-graphics/#7eefdd6e7ad6|title=Young Entrepreneur Hopes To Improve Science Communication Through Better Graphics|last=Farrell|first=John|access-date=6 July 2016}} 3. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://www.azpm.org/p/featured-news/2016/5/12/87812-youngest-ua-student-to-graduate-ive-just-always-been-trying-to-be-ahead/|title=18-Year-Old UA Grad: 'Always Been Trying to Be Ahead'|website=Arizona Public Media|publisher=University of Arizona|access-date=6 July 2016}} 4. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vip-sitaraman/|title=Viputheshwar Sitaraman|access-date=7 July 2016}} 5. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://entrepreneur.com/article/280032|title=This Is What You Need To Know About The News Media Revolution|last=Sarkhedi|first=Bhavik|access-date=2016-08-05}} 6. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/research-intelligence/straight-point-how-science-distilling-its-message|title=How science is distilling its message|date=9 September 2015|access-date=7 July 2016}} 7. ^{{Cite journal|date=14 May 2014|title=Education Posters|journal=In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology – Animal|volume=50|issue=1|pages=44–45|doi=10.1007/s11626-014-9767-9|issn=1071-2690}} 8. ^{{Cite news|url=https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/ua-graduate-18-already-fast-track|title=UA Graduate, 18, Already on the Fast Track|last=Carroll|first=Doug|date=11 May 2016|work=UANews|publisher=University of Arizona|access-date=3 July 2016}} 9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403063045/http://www.drawscience.org/|title=Draw Science|last=|first=|date=2015-04-03|website=Wayback Machine|publisher=Internet Archive|access-date=2016-10-11}} 10. ^{{Citation|title=PubDraw: Open Access Infographic Journal|url=https://experiment.com/projects/draw-science-open-access-infographic-journal?s=search|accessdate=6 July 2016}} 11. ^{{Cite magazine|last=Schlanger|first=Zoë|date=22 September 2015|title=Your Microbiome Extends In a Microbial Cloud Around You, Like an Aura|url=http://www.newsweek.com/2015/10/09/microbial-cloud-aka-auras-are-basically-real-375010.html|access-date=9 July 2016|magazine=Newsweek}} 12. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3312902/Can-beauty-measured-Software-provides-aesthetic-score-nature-photo-used-help-save-coral-reefs.html|title=Scientists create software that they claim can measure beauty|access-date=6 July 2016}} 13. ^{{Cite web|url=http://motherboard.vice.com/read/your-microbial-cloud-is-like-a-floating-invisible-fingerprint|title=Your 'Microbial Cloud' Is Like a Floating, Invisible Fingerprint|access-date=6 July 2016}} 14. ^{{Cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/were-all-surrounded-by-a-personal-cloud-of-bacteria-1732341184|title=We're all Surrounded by a Personal Cloud of Bacteria|last=Stone|first=Maddie|access-date=6 July 2016}} 15. ^{{Cite web|url=http://mseven8.com|title=MVII8 - Private Venture Capital Firm {{!}} Austin, TX|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=MVII8|access-date=2016-11-01}} 7 : 1997 births|Living people|American graphic designers|American male scientists of Indian descent|Businesspeople|People from Tamil Nadu|University of Arizona alumni |
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