If you think about it, the Sivkits probably would've been one of the most advanced species

We all know that the Federation thought of the Sivkits as complete morons only good for eating, breeding, and losing their home planet, but look at their society before the Federation

I don't remember what number the Sivkits were in the Federations first contact, but I'm pretty sure they were one of the first. In the sequel, we saw that the Sivkits were capable of making long lasting technology with video and audio that's still clear after centuries, implying they were at least in their information age centuries ahead of everyone else. This would make them one of the first species to have reached a technological age and not too far from reaching spaceflight like the founders

The Sivkits would've been right up there with the founders in terms of advancement and technology if the Federation hadn't found them