Nirmit Parikh

Nirmit Parikh is the founder and CEO of apna, a position they have held for the past 3 years and 3 months. Prior to apna, Nirmit was at Apple for 2 years and 3 months, where they oversaw product and strategy for the iPhone Ops team. Nirmit then spent 10 months at Intel as the Director of New Products / Data Analytics for World Ahead (Intel Education). In this role, Nirmit led the research and development team responsible for strategic planning, data analysis, trend spotting, and product development for personalized education. Nirmit also successfully led the technology transfer and established the first office of Intel in Ahmedabad, India.

In 2010, Nirmit founded Cruxbot, which was acquired by Kno Inc in 2012 and then by Intel Corp in 2013. At Cruxbot, Nirmit was responsible for day-to-day operations, as well as leading the company’s product development and technology strategy. Nirmit also played a key role in negotiations, share purchase agreements, and transfer pricing during the Cruxbot-Kno acquisition deal.

After Cruxbot, Nirmit founded Incone Technologies, where they served as Vice President for 4 years and 7 months. Nirmit then spent 2 months at Kno, Inc. before it was acquired by Intel.

Nirmit Parikh has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BTech from the Nirma Institute Of Technology in Instrumentation & Control Engineering.