About
Nilay Parikh is the founder and CEO of Arvist, a company developing AI-based tools for quality assurance, safety, and workflow optimization in warehousing and logistics operations. He holds a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Southern California, and his background includes work in manufacturing, technology, and global supply chain roles.
Founder at Arvist
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Arvist's investors · 16
Chicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Chicago · since 2025Chisos CapitalSanta Monica · since 2023Foster VenturesFoster City · $100K – $500K checks · since 2025Geek VenturesNew York · $200K – $800K checks · since 2025Iron PrairieLeawood · $250K – $650K checks · since 2025KOMPAS VCHørsholm · $1.1M – $5.4M checks · since 2025Lofty VenturesChicago · $10K – $100K checks · since 2023Mana VenturesEstero · since 2025New Leaf InvestChicago · since 2025Plug and Play VenturesSunnyvale · $50K – $12M checks · since 2025proChain VenturesArlington · since 2023Rackhouse Venture CapitalMenlo Park · since 2025Rackhouse Venture Management LpSan Francisco · $250K checks · since 2025REFASHIOND VenturesNew York · $25K checks · since 2025TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks · since 2025The CouncilSan Francisco · $10K – $100K checks · since 2025
Experience
- ArvistFounder and CEOcurrent2022 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- AnsysSenior Product Manager2020 — 2021Chicago, Illinois, United States
- AnsysSenior Product Marketing Manager - Additive Manufacturing2019 — 2020Greater Chicago Area
- DanfossGlobal Project Manager2018 — 2019Greater Chicago Area
- DanfossPGP - Additive Manufacturing2016 — 2018Ames, USA ; Nordborg, Denmark; Rockford, USA; Chicago, USA
- Dinsmore Inc.Project Facilitator - Additive Design and Manufacuring (3D Printing) Projects20161681 Kettering Street, Irvine, CA - 92614
- Dinsmore Inc.Product Development and Rapid Prototyping Intern2015Orange County, California Area
Skills & more
StrategyAnalysis2Teamwork4Public SpeakingBusiness Strategy1Strategic Consulting1Startups3Warehouse Operations5Supply Chain Management2Supply Chain SoftwareSupply Chain OperationsEarly-stage Startups
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3D PrintingBusiness DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentStereolithographyQuality ControlCADQuality AssuranceMechanical EngineeringModelingMagicsSales EngineeringEngineeringLanguages English · Gujarati · Hindi · Spanish
- Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Machine Learning — LinkedIn
- AI for everyone — DeepLearning.AI
- Business Metrics for Data-Driven Companies — Duke University
- Supply Chain Management: A Learning Perspective by — Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nilay Parikh?
- Nilay Parikh is the founder and CEO of Arvist, a company developing AI-based tools for quality assurance, safety, and workflow optimization in warehousing and logistics operations. He holds a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Southern California, and his background includes work in manufacturing, technology, and global supply chain roles.
- Where does Nilay Parikh work?
- Nilay Parikh is Founder of Arvist.
- What companies did Nilay Parikh found?
- Nilay Parikh founded Arvist.
- Where did Nilay Parikh go to school?
- Nilay Parikh studied at University of Southern California (Masters of Science, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering); Vellore Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering [with specialization in Energy Engineering]).
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