Founder • Builder • UC Berkeley '25

Preetika
Kaur —

UC Berkeley cognitive science grad interested in operations, GTM, and product.

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About

I'm a Cognitive Science grad from UC Berkeley with a background in research, data analysis, and financial operations. I've spent time doing cognitive science research at Berkeley's Computational Cognitive Science Lab studying human-AI interaction, and built financial reporting systems and automated workflows managing accounts across multiple clients. I'm technical by nature, detail oriented, and drawn to work that sits at the intersection of data and decision making.

B.A. Cognitive Science

UC Berkeley · 2025

Computational Methods of Cognition, AI & Business, Blockchain, Data Structures, Statistics

Domains

AI & ML Fintech Prediction Markets Human-AI Interaction GTM & Ops Data Analysis
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Experience

Feb 2026 –
Present

Founder & CEO

Functional Beverage Startup (Pre-Launch)
  • Building a first-of-its-kind functional sparkling beverage brand from the ground up: product concept, brand identity, packaging, e-commerce
  • Registered LLC, obtained EIN, filed USPTO trademark; evaluated co-packers and formulators on pricing, MOQs, and production feasibility
  • Authored investor-ready pitch deck and DTC go-to-market strategy with planned crowdfunding launch
Jan 2026 –
Present

Program Manager

American Indian Foundation
  • Coordinating teams across multiple programs with tracking systems and check-ins to keep milestones on schedule
  • Maintaining documentation and stakeholder communications on progress and blockers
Aug – Dec
2025

AI Model Trainer

Mercor AI
  • Trained multimodal AI models on visual-auditory perception -- 100+ labeled audio-visual pairs for cross-modal representation learning
  • Improved data quality protocols with research teams
Jan – May
2025

Program Manager & Instructor

Magikid Robotics Lab
  • Managed robotics program for 200+ students across 4 locations, 3 courses weekly
  • Led Arduino course launch -- exceeded enrollment by 120%, cut instructor prep 3 hrs/week
Aug 2022 –
Jan 2024

Research Assistant

UC Berkeley Computational Cognitive Science Lab
  • Built Python scripts modifying ChatGPT API for open-source enhancements
  • Data analysis on human-AI interaction patterns and decision-making
Mar 2020 –
Jun 2022

Accounting Assistant

Payless Accounting, Fremont
  • Automated reporting with macros & PivotTables -- 30% efficiency gain
  • Managed QuickBooks for 20+ client accounts with automated workflows
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Projects

Bitcoin Polymarket Signal Dashboard

Web App · 2026
React Node.js WebSocket Claude API

Real-time dashboard predicting Bitcoin price direction for Polymarket's 15-minute prediction markets. Live WebSocket feeds + TradingView charts + Claude-powered signal generation.

  • Live BTC price streaming via WebSocket
  • TradingView integration for technical analysis
  • AI signal generation through Anthropic API

Maps Multi-Tab Navigator

Chrome Extension · 2025
JavaScript Chrome API CSS3

Chrome extension adding tab-based navigation to Google Maps -- manage multiple routes simultaneously without losing active navigation state.

  • Research with 20+ Google Maps users
  • Persistent route saving via Chrome Storage
  • Non-destructive UI overlay
GitHub

Stable Diffusion Optimizer

Cal Hacks 10.0 · 2023
Python Stable Diffusion TogetherAI

AIGC prompt optimization tool built in 72 hours at Cal Hacks (2,000+ participants). Helps non-technical users generate effective text-to-image content via Stable Diffusion API.

GitHub

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Open to product, technical, and startup roles.

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Preetika Kaur · 2026