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title: "Saiyam Kumar - Founder in Bengaluru | Tal"
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# Saiyam Kumar on Tal

## Headline

i help freelancers stop getting ghosted for a living\. building Defellix 🦉

## About

Two years ago I didn't have a single shipped product or a LinkedIn follower worth counting\. Now there are two startups, ₹20L\+ in revenue, 1M\+ impressions, and a hackathon trophy I still don't quite believe is mine\. I'm a builder based in Bengaluru\. Right now that means running Defellix \(court\-admissible contracts so freelancers stop getting ghosted on payment\), after cutting my teeth as an SDE at CybraneX and CTO at Aasta\. Some of the proof: TiE\-U Bengaluru and an AWS PartyRock hackathon win, a 4\-city hackathon I directed that pulled in 8,000\+ registrations, and DevItUp crossing ₹20L\+ revenue in its first 9 months\. That's basically the loop I'm stuck in: ship something, see what breaks, write about it honestly, and do it again\. Most of that happens in public, numbers attached, mainly so other student founders in Bengaluru can skip a few of my mistakes\. Off the clock, I'm still a little bitter that Excel beat my team in a hackathon once\. I write about building in public, startup execution, and what it actually looks like to go from zero to shipped as a student founder\. If you're building something similar, or just want to compare notes on what broke this week, send a message, or jump into the comments on my latest post\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude

codex

cursor

hermes agent

mcp

claudecode

## Work experience

Founder at Defellix, Nov 2025 \- Present · 11 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

SDE Intern at CybraneX, Oct 2024 \- Present · 2 y, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Shipped multiple projects across frontend, backend, and cross‑platform apps • Frontend: React/Next\.js \+ TypeScript; performance and UX optimizations • Backend: Node\.js APIs, auth, data models; reliability and latency improvements • Cross‑platform: React Native for Android/iOS; faster releases, fewer crashes • Tooling: CI/CD, testing, observability for safe deployments

Co\-Founder at DevItUp, Mar 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • ₹20L\+ revenue in 9 months; 6L\+ impressions, 2L\+ reach • 50\+ campaigns shipped; avg 25–40% engagement lift • Built creator network and student talent pipeline • Owned GTM, storytelling, and performance reporting

Event Director at PW \(PhysicsWallah\), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, I successfully directed a major hackathon event that engaged thousands of participants across India\. • Organized a 24\-hour hackathon in Bengaluru, Noida, Lucknow, and Pune, enhancing my event management expertise\. • Achieved over 8000 registrations and selected 2200 participants, showcasing my ability to handle large\-scale projects\. • Managed a prize pool of ₹2\.5 lakh and $1k for Web3, emphasizing my focus on innovation and technology\.

Founder's Office at Dharika, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, I do something at Dharika\.

Frontend Developer at CybraneX, Jul 2024 \- Sep 2024 · 3 mos, India, Joined as a frontend developer, working on android apps now\!

## Education

Associate of Arts \- AA, Computer Science, Santa Fe College

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Data Analytics, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna

## Public links

- github: https://github\.com/saiyam0211

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