OUR VISION

Our Story

Communications media for science and technology

THE TEAM

Meet the Team

Dr. Aarati Asundi
Founder, Science Communications

Aarati received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from UCSF. She is passionate about communicating the latest and best research across all scientific disciplines. Aarati recently launched the Smart Tea, a science history podcast which delves deep into the lives of scientists who have changed our world.

Peter Relan
Founding Investor

Peter is the founder and chief mentor of YouWeb, a startup incubator that provides mentorship and support for entrepreneurs. His extensive portfolio includes many successful companies such as Got It, Inc., Discord, Threatmatrix, Lime, and Optivolt.

What's the Latest?

Enduring Planet Insights Blog

Aarati was featured on Enduring Planet's Insight series. Check out the full article here!

Sykom's Animations in the News

March 16, 2023
A local news station did a report highlighting CarbonBuilt, one of Sykom's clients. The news station used animations the Sykom created to help explain CarbonBuilt's technology to their audience!

Webinar: The Science of Storytelling

November 16, 2022
Sykom's FIRST WEBINAR EVER! Our founder, Aarati, gave 5 tips to be a better science communicator and Michele Moreno, Founder of Executives Rising. talked about how to be a more dynamic speaker.

Sykom on Carbon Removal Storytelling

October 26, 2022
Aarati Asundi joined an online panel discussion hosted by Airminers and moderated by Ross Kenyon of Nori. Click to watch the full recording!

Science-Communicator-in-Residence at Circuit Launch

August 2022
Aarati Asundi joined the incredible workspace at Circuit Launch to help hardware entrepreneurs explain their science! Check out Circuit Launch's offerings by clicking the link below

Sykom at YC Startup School Lightening Talks

July 26, 2022
Aarati Asundi gave a 5 minute talk on the importance of science communication and how Sykom helps founders reach their audience.

CarbonNix is Now Sykom!

We've rebranded! Due to demand from various science and tech fields, we decided to change our name and logo. Our mission to communicate impactful technologies remains the same!