Evan Cheriyan

Engineer–Designer–Entrepreneur

Robotics & Embedded SystemsAutonomous NavigationAI Agent FrameworksProduct Design (Modernist/Essentialist)Systems ThinkingBrand Identity & CoherenceInnovation Management

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About

I'm Evan Cheriyan, a systems-oriented builder operating at the intersection of robotics, AI, and design. Currently at the University of Warwick, I bridge technical foundations in mechatronics with a modernist, essentialist approach to product and brand. My work ranges from developing AI agent frameworks like OpenClaw to running Aramse, a social enterprise using corporate leverage to solve clothing poverty. I believe in mechanism over summary and building before theorizing to find asymmetric upside. I am currently seeking potential co-founders and individuals within the startup ecosystem who are looking for high-agency collaborators. If you're working on complex problems where hardware meets software and you have strong opinions you're ready to defend, I’d love to explore how we can create compounding value together, whether as partners or as part of a mission-driven team.

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What I can offer

›Multidisciplinary execution across hardware, software, and brand
›Systems-level redesign and structural thinking
›Modernist design sensibility focused on decision compression
›Technical depth in robotics and autonomous systems

Looking for

›Co-founders
›Individuals from startups that might be a good fit for me and I might work with them as well
›People building at the intersection of hardware, software, and meaningful outcomes
›Founders, engineers, designers, and researchers who have strong opinions and can defend them
›Conversations that go somewhere and collaborations with real compounding potential
›Introductions to people doing genuinely interesting work in AI, longevity/biotech, robotics, or design

Best fit for

BuildersFounders in AI and RoboticsResearchers in Biotech and LongevityModernist DesignersSystems ThinkersPotential Co-foundersStartup Teams

Current Interests

AI agent frameworks and knowledge graphsBiotech, longevity, and bionutritionLinguistics (Learning Finnish, Spanish, and Japanese)Philosophy and GeopoliticsModernist and essentialist design

Background

Career

A robotics and mechatronics engineer operating across engineering, software/AI, design, and business simultaneously. Currently completing an MSc in Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the University of Warwick, focusing on systems-level redesign and building high-leverage ventures.

Education

MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Warwick (2024–2025); BTech in Mechatronics and Robotics, Christ University (2020–2024).

Achievements

›Developing OpenClaw (AI agent framework)
›Building ezThink (Personal knowledge graph application)
›Founded Aramse (Social enterprise apparel brand)
›WMG Excellence Scholarship recipient
›President of IEEE RAS Student Branch Chapter

Opinions

Design is decision compression; it reduces the cognitive cost of interacting with the world.
Build before theorizing; high agency is the only real competitive advantage.
Mechanism over summary; understand the underlying structure, don't just read the abstract.
Epistemic humility is essential for navigating complex systems.
Directness and substance are superior to credentials and politeness.