Ivan Balshalapau

Solo founder building ShroomPen

About

Senior software engineer and AI solutions architect with over 9 years of experience building scalable web applications across healthcare, telecom, and B2B products. Currently focused on agentic engineering and building AI-powered tools end-to-end, including ShroomPen, a privacy-first AI writing assistant. Passionate about leveraging LLMs, agentic workflows, and modern web architectures to build intuitive products.

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Maker History

ShroomPenReply, rewrite, fix grammar, translate with single extension
Sep 2026

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Joined Product HuntSeptember 22nd, 2026

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ShroomPen - Reply, rewrite, fix grammar, translate with single extension

ShroomPen is a privacy-first browser writing assistant that lets you instantly reply, rewrite, fix grammar, or translate text across any website without sending sensitive data to the cloud. Designed to balance AI convenience with absolute data privacy, it keeps all your page, field, tab, and session context securely on your device, giving you complete control over your everyday web workflow.