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Pawan Kapur

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Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Adaptyx

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedAdaptyx

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About

Pawan Kapur is Co-Founder and CTO of Adaptyx Biosciences. His work spans R&D, hardware, product development, manufacturing, IP strategy, fundraising, and strategic partnerships, with domain experience in digital health, wearables, medical devices, semiconductor devices, process technology, and photovoltaics. He has approximately 90 filed patents (around 40 issued) and roughly 65 publications, and has co-built startups across multiple fields, including one that grew to over 100 people, leading R&D, product development, and manufacturing.

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Adaptyx

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Adaptyx's investors · 6

AIN VenturesNew York · $500K – $1M checksChemistrySan Francisco · since 2026Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checks · since 2026Humba VenturesSan Francisco · $750K checksOverwater Ventures LlcPalo Alto · $400K – $2M checksPace CapitalNew York · since 2026

Co-founders at Adaptyx

VSVijit Sabnis
Vijit SabnisCo-Founder & CEO
AYAlex Yoshikawa
Alex YoshikawaCo-Founder & Chief Science Officer
HTH. Tom Soh
H. Tom SohCo-Founder & Scientific Advisor
JMJoseph M. DeSimone
Joseph M. DeSimoneCo-Founder & Scientific Advisor

Experience

  1. Adaptyx BiosciencesCo-Founder and CTOcurrent2022 — presentUnited States
  2. Mojo Vision Inc.Vice President Operations2020 — 2022Saratoga, California, United States
  3. IFOS Inc., Gridtential Energy Inc., P-Kap Systems, Printerprezz Inc.Entrepreneurial and leadership roles2018 — 2021
  4. Sunpreme Inc.Chief Scientific Officer2017 — 2018Sunnyvale California
  5. Solexel Inc.Vice President, Cell and Process Engineering2007 — 2016Milpitas
  6. Stanford UniversityConsulting Professor, Electrical Engineering Department2007 — 2009Stanford California
  7. Stanford UniversityEngineering Researcher, Electrical Engineering Department2002 — 2007Stanford California
  8. Toyota Research lab, Stanford Univ. Princeton Unv., CVC, Texas Instruments, Lehigh UniversityOther Professional Experience1994 — 2009
  9. IntegraLightCo-Founder2006 — 2007California

Skills & more

Semiconductors31Electrical Engineering12Photovoltaics24Solar Energy7Simulations6Materials Science14Characterization14Matlab3Failure Analysis2IC1Project Management1Semiconductor Industry2
+6 moreSiliconResearchOpticsThin FilmsSensorsResearch and Development (R&D)

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Who is Pawan Kapur?
Pawan Kapur is Co-Founder and CTO of Adaptyx Biosciences. His work spans R&D, hardware, product development, manufacturing, IP strategy, fundraising, and strategic partnerships, with domain experience in digital health, wearables, medical devices, semiconductor devices, process technology, and photovoltaics. He has approximately 90 filed patents (around 40 issued) and roughly 65 publications, and has co-built startups across multiple fields, including one that grew to over 100 people, leading R&D, product development, and manufacturing.
Where does Pawan Kapur work?
Pawan Kapur is Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer of Adaptyx.
What companies did Pawan Kapur found?
Pawan Kapur founded Adaptyx.
Where did Pawan Kapur go to school?
Pawan Kapur studied at Stanford University (Ph.D, Electrical Engineering); Stanford University (M.S., Electrical Engineering); Moravian University (B.S., Physics and Mathematics (top of the class)).

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