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Ruchi Sanghvi

Ruchi Sanghvi

Born 1982 · Age 43

Indian computer engineer and businesswoman; first female engineer hired by Facebook; co‑founder of Cove (acquired by Dropbox); former VP of Operations at Dropbox; founder of South Park Commons.

Total Events
8
Career Span
34 years

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1982Age 0

Born

Ruchi Sanghvi was born on 20 January 1982.

1/20/1982Source
Confidence
100%
2005Age 23

Joined Facebook (first female engineer)

Became the first female engineer hired by Facebook. (Year is not specified in the provided text; 2005 is an estimate based on available context and typical timelines.)

1/1/2005Source
Confidence
30%
2010Age 28

Quit Facebook

Left Facebook in late 2010. (Text specifies 'late 2010'; month set to November as an approximation.)

11/1/2010Source
Confidence
80%
2011Age 29

Founded Cove (co‑founder)

Started her own company, Cove, in 2011 with two other co‑founders.

1/1/2011Source
Confidence
95%
2012Age 30

Cove acquired by Dropbox

Cove was sold to Dropbox in 2012 (acquisition details and amount not provided in the text).

1/1/2012Source
Confidence
95%
2012Age 30

Joined Dropbox as VP of Operations

After Cove's sale to Dropbox, Sanghvi joined Dropbox as Vice President of Operations.

1/1/2012Source
Confidence
95%
2013Age 31

Left Dropbox

Departed Dropbox in October 2013.

10/1/2013Source
Confidence
99%
2016Age 34

Founded South Park Commons

Established South Park Commons in 2016, a residential and professional tech space functioning similarly to a hackerspace.

1/1/2016Source
Confidence
98%