Siddhant Paliwal

Siddhant Paliwal is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Bear, a Y Combinator-backed startup participating in the accelerator's F25 cohort. In this executive role, he leads the technical development of software solutions specifically designed to help client companies optimize their digital visibility across emerging artificial intelligence search platforms. Prior to launching Bear, Paliwal worked as a Software Engineer at Third Chair, another Y Combinator-backed enterprise in the X25 batch, and gained corporate hardware and software engineering experience during his tenure at Intel. His entrepreneurial career began early when he founded his first technology company at the age of 15, an achievement that subsequently led to a formal invitation to the United Nations. Paliwal's professional background centers on software engineering and early-stage venture building, with a current strategic focus on artificial intelligence search optimization.