Kakul Srivastava has spent her career building the tools people use to chase their creative dreams, from Flickr and GitHub to Adobe, and today she leads Splice, the music creation platform used by artists and producers all over the world. As AI reshapes how music gets made, she has taken a firm stance on the side of artists. At Splice, a real artist is paid for the material behind every AI tool, and where possible, artists are paid on the output too.

In this conversation with Cheraé Robinson, Kakul shares how a mentor convinced her to start her first company when she had a three-year-old and a five-year-old at home, and why complicated creative software can feel like a door being slammed in your face. She also talks about stepping into the music industry as an outsider, and about why she believes artists are needed now more than ever.

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Kakul Srivastava is a 2026 100 Women in AI honoree. See her profile at https://www.100womeninai.com/kakul-srivastava and meet the full 2026 list at https://www.100womeninai.com/full-list-2026

Flybridge is an investor in Splice.