Swadesh Srivastava

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India17 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Founded a clean-mobility startup with 12% market share.
Led teams in electric mobility and automation sectors.
Expert in materials science and semiconductor technologies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Clean-tech and E-commerce expert with a strong focus on innovation and technology.

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Skills

Core Skills

Clean-techInnovation ManagementSupply Chain AutomationTech Solutions

Other Skills

Market StrategyTeam BuildingTeam MentorshipMaterials ScienceSemiconductorsCharacterizationProduct DevelopmentCross-functional Team LeadershipDesign of ExperimentsPowder X-ray DiffractionThin FilmsJMPFailure AnalysisCustomer ManagementProcess Development

About

I’ve built & led teams, product, manufacturing, operations & business across sectors - electric mobility & battery, consumer electronics, robotics & automation, IoT & telematics, e-commerce supply chain, semiconductor & capital equipment. I enjoy enabling people & products with the potential to improve quality of life for the masses. I’ve special affinity for frontier-tech & hard sciences. I believe innovation is driven by first principle thinking, human-centric design & simplicity. The process of a sincere & joyous climb is much more rewarding than somehow reaching the summit. Bridging purpose, technology & human creativity — supporting early-stage founders & co-creating mindfully.

Experience

17 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs

Average Tenure

9 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Hero motocorp

CBO, Emerging Mobility BU (VIDA) & Chair, Innovation Council

Aug 2021 – Oct 2025 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

Created VIDA - Hero MotoCorp's clean-mobility startup from scratch to scale.
VIDA holds 12%+ market share with strong brand, national footprint, and global launch readiness.
Built a 250+ member team and a culture grounded in purpose, courage, curiosity, and drive.
Rewired Hero’s innovation approach - built system that turns ideas into real business & cultural impact.
Crafted innovation assets: Hero for Startups, Dealer Innovation Community, Young Innovators Program.

Clean-techMarket StrategyTeam BuildingInnovation Management

Ariano instruments

Chairman

Jun 2020 – Aug 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Built expressive, connected instruments & AI tools — products that amplify one’s ability to learn & create music.

Ola electric mobility pvt. ltd.

Senior Consultant

Jun 2020 – Oct 2020 · 4 mos

Led electric scooter & battery product development.

Multiple startups

Angel Investor & Advisor

Jan 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 5 mos

Focus: Clean-tech (EV, Batteries, Energy Storage, Solar, Agri, Carbon Capture), AI & Robotics, Supply Chain Automation, and Consumer Electronics --- Clip, Unbox Robotics, Kinesthetiq, Lal10, Solshare, Aqysta, Khethworks, SWAR and other stealth-mode startups
Advisor with Aureolis Ventures, Entrepreneur First, Sangam Ventures, Cowrks Foundry

Zoomtail

Co-Founder & COO

Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 · 3 yrs

Zoomtail helped fashion SMEs simplify their procurement & sales challenges.
We built a strong ~90 person team: 2,500+ SMEs, ~$2M revenue run rate in 18 months.

Flipkart

Director, Automation Design

Aug 2015 – Nov 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Made supply chain scalable & profitable - developed tech solutions around automation, IoT & vehicle design. Introduced modular pay-per-use automation for India.
Built & mentored a world class team of hard-hitting innovators & tech experts.

Supply Chain AutomationTech SolutionsTeam Mentorship

Apple

Senior Engineer - Apple Watch, iPhone

Mar 2014 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Designed & developed next-gen sensor technology for first Apple Watch and iPhone 6.
Set-up contract manufacturing in China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand

Lam research

Staff Product Engineer

Jun 2011 – Feb 2014 · 2 yrs 8 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Developed bevel-etch & wet-clean technologies for semiconductor process equipment.
Led product positioning, technical sales & integration to customers like Intel, Samsung, Micron.

Intel corporation

Senior Process Engineer

May 2008 – Jun 2011 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Portland, Oregon, United States

Developed and ramped up etch technologies for i7 & atom microprocessors.
Developed capital equipment vendors & improved fab yield via process innovation & statistical control.