Rahul Bhardwaj

Rahul Bhardwaj is an accomplished entrepreneur and engineer, currently serving as Founder and CEO of Validated and Diya Candle Co., the latter featuring an innovative candle designed to light at the push of a button. With extensive experience in mechanical engineering, Rahul worked as Senior Mechanical Engineer at Meta, leading the IPX program for AR products. Prior roles included Mechanical Design Engineer II at Amazon's Prime Air, focusing on the design and analysis of aircraft components, as well as contributions to various engineering projects and startups. Rahul's early experiences include founding a successful Kickstarter campaign and leading a nationally ranked robotics team. Rahul holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and has a background in Mechanical Engineering Technology and Robotics Manufacturing from Purdue University.