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Shamil Hargovan

Co-founder, Wiivv

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Shamil Hargovan co-founded Wiivv with Louis-Victor Jadavji in 2014 and led it as CEO. The Vancouver company 3D-printed custom insoles and sandals from smartphone photos of customers' feet. He exited his stake in 2020. As of September 2026 he is a managing director at STS Capital Partners, which advises business owners on selling their companies.

Shamil hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Shamil co-founded Wiivv, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

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Did Shamil Hargovan co-found Wiivv?

Yes. A 3D Systems customer story published October 18, 2017 says Wiivv was founded in the summer of 2014 by Louis-Victor Jadavji and Shamil Hargovan, and calls him co-founder and CEO. In an interview published November 10, 2014, 3D Printing Industry described him as a Wiivv co-founder who had won the Inside 3D Printing startup competition.

What is he doing now?

STS Capital Partners' team page, checked September 24, 2026, lists him as a managing director who leads sell-side M&A deals, and says he is CEO of Altruvest Charitable Services, an affiliated not-for-profit. The same page says he exited his Wiivv stake in 2020 to a private, strategic capital group.

What did he do before Wiivv?

STS Capital Partners' team page, checked September 24, 2026, says he spent several years at HP Inc., including on an executive team defining its additive manufacturing strategy, and earlier worked at Clarkston Consulting and SRI International. It lists a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Claremont McKenna College.

Has his work been recognized?

STS Capital Partners' team page, checked September 24, 2026, says he was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree in Manufacturing and Industry in 2016, and to the Forbes 30 Under 30 All-Star list in 2017.

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