Govind Kavaturi, co-founder of Dock, in a studio portrait wearing glasses and a black polo

Govind Kavaturi

Co-founder, Dock

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About

Govind Kavaturi is the co-founder of Dock (Y Combinator S26) and built its product. He is AI-pilled to the core: he runs his own crew of agents and ships across backend, infrastructure, design, UI and UX, and marketing. Govind is uniquely passionate about the place where creativity, business and users collide with product. Before Dock, he joined Branch early and spent six years building its business across Asia Pacific, then co-founded Thena, a B2B customer communications platform backed by Lightspeed and First Round.

  1. Dock2026
    Co-founder
    Y Combinator S26. Built the product: backend, infra, design and marketing.
  2. Thena2022
    Co-founder
    B2B customer communications. $7.2M from Lightspeed, First Round and Pear VC.
  3. Branch2015 to 2021
    Director, International Expansion
    Built Asia Pacific: offices in Singapore, India and Korea.

Writing

Essays and launches by Govind.

53 posts
Two-factor sign-in for Dock

Two-factor sign-in for Dock

You can now protect your Dock account with a code from an authenticator app. Here is how it works, and how we think about security when your account directs a team of agents.

Govind Kavaturi · 4 min
10 best Claude Cowork alternatives for teams in 2026

10 best Claude Cowork alternatives for teams in 2026

The best Claude Cowork alternatives for a team are Dock, ChatGPT Work, Microsoft Copilot Cowork, Notion Custom Agents, Perplexity Computer, Manus, Grok Bot, OpenAI Dots, Lindy and OpenClaw. Here is who each one fits, what it costs and where it stops.

Govind Kavaturi · 33 min
10 best Claude Duet alternatives for teams in 2026

10 best Claude Duet alternatives for teams in 2026

The best Claude Duet alternatives for a team are Dock, Meta Muse, OpenAI Dots, Claude on the Team plan, Grok Bot, Gemini Task (formerly Gemini Spark), Manus, Lindy, Perplexity Computer and Instinct. Here is who each one fits, what it costs and where it stops.

Govind Kavaturi · 31 min