Rahul Shitole — Founder

In 2017, I made a decision that confused a lot of people around me. I turned down an MBA scholarship to go build something instead. No safety net. No corporate job lined up. Just a genuine belief that technology built with empathy could solve real human problems. Seven years later, I'm still here. And I've learned more from shipping broken, then better, then good products than any classroom could have taught me. What I do today sits across two worlds. BuildOrbit.Studio is my product engineering practice for founders and early-stage teams who need a technical partner, not an agency that disappears after the invoice. We've shipped production-grade apps across mental wellness, fintech, agritech, travel, and SaaS. Full-stack web, mobile, AI integrations, cloud infrastructure, from zero to live. If you're a founder who's been burned by slow agencies, vague timelines, or code you don't own, I built BuildOrbit specifically for that frustration. Habitize is my own product: an AI-powered emotional wellness platform built around one question most mental health tools ignore: not what are you feeling, but why. We help people uncover emotional patterns through mood-trigger mapping, AI-guided reflection, and culturally-aware insights. Because surface-level tracking was never enough. The through-line between both: I've always been obsessed with building tech that actually matters to the person using it. Not just functional. Not just fast. But built with the human on the other side in mind. That obsession started with CityGlide Auto, a mobility platform for auto-rickshaw drivers in Pune. Then Two App, an early mental health companion. Each one taught me something the next one needed. If you're reading this and you're: → A founder who needs a trusted engineering partner to ship your product, let's talk → An investor, therapist, or mental wellness builder who believes emotional health deserves better tools, I'd love to connect → Someone just figuring out their own emotional patterns: Welcome, Habitize is being built for you Building in public from Pune, India. Always up for a honest conversation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and mental wellness product expert with a focus on empathetic technology.

Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India

Experience: 8 yrs 5 mos