Where does Rohit Kalyanpur work?

Rohit Kalyanpur is Founder of Optivolt.

What companies did Rohit Kalyanpur found?

Rohit Kalyanpur founded Optivolt.

Where did Rohit Kalyanpur go to school?

Rohit Kalyanpur studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering).

Rohit Kalyanpur

Founder

Founder at Optivolt

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedOptivolt

Thiel Fellow 2019

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About

Rohit Kalyanpur of Sammamish, WA/Chicago, IL was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2019, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Optivolt Labs.

Founder at Optivolt

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Optivolt's investors · 6

City LightNew York · $1M – $6M checks MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2019 Pure VenturesOakland · $500K – $1M checks Streamlined VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checks TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks U.S. Air Forcesince 2019

Experience

OptivoltFounder & CEOcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Forbes30 Under 30 (Energy)current2020 — present
The Thiel FoundationFellowcurrent2019 — present

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New Business Development9Product Engineering5Sales4Product DevelopmentStart-upsProject Management8Strategic Planning6Business Strategy5Marketing Strategy4Marketing3Sales Management3Entrepreneurship

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Who is Rohit Kalyanpur?: Rohit Kalyanpur of Sammamish, WA/Chicago, IL was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2019, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Optivolt Labs.
Where does Rohit Kalyanpur work?: Rohit Kalyanpur is Founder of Optivolt.
What companies did Rohit Kalyanpur found?: Rohit Kalyanpur founded Optivolt.
Where did Rohit Kalyanpur go to school?: Rohit Kalyanpur studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering).

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