Vinod Nair

Founder and CEO - Nirvana Technology, successfully funded first prevention laundry based product - Sofft on Kickstarter.

I began my career as a technologist making semiconductor chips at Intel. I moved from technology development to strategic supply chain development. While being a technologist taught me the importance of teamwork, I realized the importance of extreme collaboration when I worked on strategies and execution plans to enable the semiconductor industry transition to 450mm.

I spent the last few years as an entrepreneur developing products utilizing the phenomenon of superhydrophobicity. Our first viable product was self-cleaning anti-reflective cover glass for solar modules. I raised money, developed a world class product, established a supply chain, hired people, took out the trash and did everything required for us to succeed. My first real start-up experience - so lots of learning by doing!

I later founded Nirvana Technology to commercialize a stain repellent fabric softener product for laundry applications in November 2013. I commercialized an idea that was abandoned by a leading Fortune 500 company and turned it into a real product in less than one year. Having a passionate co-founder really helped. This is the Sofft short story!

Solving the challenging problems of today require deep collaborations with customers, partners and suppliers. Find ways for ALL of them to WIN and YOU shall WIN!