open, like open water

I build AI products that give people their time back.

Aava is the studio of Deep Gill — shipped AI products, and custom software for businesses that need AI to actually work.

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Deep Gill

deep · toronto

  • / Prabhdeep “Deep” Gill
  • / Based in Toronto, Canada
  • / Focus: AI products & custom builds

Track record

15+ years building. Three startups acquired — by Google and Dropbox.

  • Co-founded Umano — acquired by Dropbox
  • Co-founded Super Abstractions — acquired
  • Founding engineer, SocialDeck — acquired by Google
  • Engineering leadership, Dropbox
  • Director of Engineering, Social Capital
  • Built products at Google
  • U of Waterloo, Software Engineering

Product letters

Things I've shipped into the world, and why.

Three products. All shipped, all live.

everhand.ai — recruiter intake, automated

I built Everhand for a recruiter who was losing whole days typing candidate details into his database. I taught an AI to read a profile the way he would — it picks out what matters and files it in his system, so five minutes per candidate became ten seconds.

For recruiting firmsVisit →

kindgifts.co — birthdays that mean something

I built KindGifts for my own kids' birthdays. One page, one link: guests chip in, part goes to a cause your child chose, part buys the gift they actually wanted. A birthday becomes a story they're proud to tell.

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agentsforus.ai — agents for non-technical people

I built Agents For Us because leverage this big shouldn't belong only to engineers. It teaches non-technical people to run AI agents on the stuff that eats their week.

For non-engineersVisit →

A few things people actually ask

“So you're the AI guy?”

Apparently, yes. Somewhere along the way I became the person my circles call when they want to actually use AI, not just read about it. Honestly, I'm a nerd about it — I love playing with the latest AI tools and showing people how to put them to work. It's so powerful, and sharing that is the fun part.

“What is Aava?”

Aava means open — like open water. It's my studio, and the word is the whole strategy: stay open, flow wherever I can help people the most, and build things that genuinely help.

“When you're not building?”

I'm with my family — being a husband and dad is the work I most want to get right. Beyond that it's squash and golf, and a focus on longevity: cold plunges, sauna, and real time with friends.

“Do you do consulting?”

No — I don't sell my time. But if your business needs custom software — AI products, automation, internal tools — I'm open to building it. That's the one door that's always open.

Contact

Building something that needs taste, AI, and execution?

Best for businesses that need custom software, automation, internal tools, or AI products built with founder-level judgment.

Email me about a buildhello@aava.im