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Vipin Jain
Entrepreneurship, Executing & Blending w/ Blendid
Vipin Jain is the Co-Founder and CEO of Blendid, a company that develops autonomous food robotics kiosks specializing in healthy smoothies.12 Here's a comprehensive overview of his background and achievements:
Professional Experience
Jain has over 28 years of experience in engineering, consumer product development, and successful serial entrepreneurship.2 He co-founded Blendid in 2015 in Sunnyvale, California, along with Venki Ayalur and Vijay Dodd.1
Previous Ventures::
- CEO of Retrevo, an eCommerce company acquired by Barnes & Noble and recognized by Time Magazine as the Best Shopping Website of 20112
- Co-founder of Telseon, a metro broadband service provider acquired by OnFiber/Qwest Communications1
Leadership Roles::
- VP of sales, customer care & partnerships at Barnes & Noble NOOK Media1
- VP and general manager of wireless business at Extreme Networks1
- Principal architect of the Technology Development Group at 3Com Corporation1
Education and Background
- Master of Science degree in Physics & BS in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in Pilani1
- Held various engineering development and project management roles at AT&T Bell Labs and IBM1
Blendid
At Blendid, Jain leads the company in its mission to combine real food with artificial intelligence to modernize the foodservice industry.1 The company's autonomous kiosks use robotics and AI to prepare and serve healthy smoothies, aiming to meet consumer demands for quick, tasty, and nutritious meals while reducing operational complexities and labor costs.1
Personal Interests
Jain's entrepreneurial advice emphasizes taking risks, learning from every experience, and persevering.1 His current passion is to revolutionize contactless food preparation using robotics and AI through Blendid.2