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hello@techynix.com · Ahmedabad, India
Who I am

I build things that move the world a little forward.

Companies, products, electric vehicles, AI tools, brand systems — and Hindi poetry on the side. I started at 10, on a computer I wasn't supposed to touch. I haven't really stopped since.

Today I run three companies, lead 20+ humans, write code, ride bikes, and lift my own bodyweight at sunrise.

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Niraj OjhaAhmedabad · since age 10
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The origin

A kid from a small home who refused to wait his turn.

My family couldn't afford much. When my father finally bought a computer, it was for my elder brother. I was 10, told to stay away from it. I didn't.

By 12 I was selling bootable Windows DVDs at mobile-repair stalls — my first money. By 13 I stopped taking pocket money. At 14 I won the Gujarat Science Fair and got my first newspaper page.

I picked Automotive Engineering over CS at 16 — a car is a moving box of every technology. In college, my team built India's #1 ranked electric vehicle. Founded my first firm at 17. Started writing Hindi poetry at 18, still publishing.

The arc · 16 years compressed

From 10 years old to three companies.

Each dot is a real moment — not a flex, just the path that compounded.

Time at it
16 years · since age 10
Self-funded since
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Currently
Corp8 AI seed open
Age 10

First touched a computer (forbidden)

12

First money — selling Windows DVDs

14

Won Gujarat Science Fair

17

Founded Uminber Designs

18

Started publishing Hindi poetry

21

India #1 college EV build

22

Co-founded Swap Automotive

26 · Now

Corp8 AI · raising seed

Ventures

Three companies. Built to compound.

A holding architecture across design, mobility, and AI — with a profitable services entity at the base that funds it all.

Now raisingParent · Raising · 2025

Corpeight Labs Pvt Ltd

Holding · AI · Co-founder

Parent of Corp8 AI (Shodh + Prime AI), Nyxo, QRius, DeskClip, PlantPilot, Creatorly, and Airlight. ₹25 L angel raised from RR Raval. Mentored by Prof. Pritam Anand. Pitched at MGVCL.

Pre-money ₹20 Cr₹25 L angel · RR RavalShodh + Prime AI · live
Cash-flow engine · 2021

Uminber Designs LLP

Services · IT · Founder

Multi-disciplinary studio. 60+ delivered engagements across 8 sectors. Production CAD, SaaS, AI, brand systems. The profitable engine that funds the venture bench.

60+ engagements8 sectorsProfitable
Operating co · 2022

Swap Automotive Pvt Ltd

EV · Mobility · Co-director

EV-conversion company building India's retrofit network. Workshop operational since 2023. Multi-year ₹8–10 L/yr AMC engagement live. Co-dirs: Mukesh Jha + Vedansh Thakur.

Workshop · 2023₹8–10 L/yr AMCRetrofit network
Selected portfolio

What I've built.

Real things shipped — full electric vehicles, multi-portal SaaS platforms, RAG products, brand systems, IoT for heavy industry. A snapshot.

By the numbers

What 16 years of compounding looks like.

Not the polished version. The actual numbers — capability spread, sectors served, software fluency.

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How I think · operating principles

Four mental models that compound across companies.

Not abstract philosophy — these are how decisions actually get made when there's no playbook for what comes next.

Compound surface area

Every skill stacks. CAD informs SaaS architecture, poetry sharpens pitch copy, EVs teach me about latency. Width is a feature, not a distraction.

Substrate over surface

Most things break at the layer no one looks at — schemas, contracts, manufacturing tolerances. Make the substrate boring and the surface can be wild.

Speed is honesty

Slow output usually means unclear thinking. If I can't ship a v0 in a week, the spec is wrong, not the deadline.

Truth before optics

Govt-validated traction matters more than a pretty deck. The numbers I publish are the same ones I show investors. No two-version reality.

Beyond tech

Builder. But not only of code.

I don't believe in single-track lives. Renaissance was never about scholarship alone — it was about a complete human. Mind, hands, body, art.

Poet

Poet

Hindi verses, published since 18.

Athlete

Athlete

Calisthenics at sunrise, body and mind sharp together.

Rider

Rider

Bikes are decompression and discipline.

Reader

Reader

Philosophy, business, design, engineering.

Credentials & recognition

Government-validated. Institutionally backed.

₹30 Lakh+

Government grants secured across the portfolio.

Cyber Expert Panel

Gujarat Government Cybercrime Department — appointed expert.

Policy Panel Member

Multiple Gujarat Government policy-making panels.

Jury · iHub

iHub Gandhinagar — Gujarat's flagship deep-tech incubator.

India #1 EV (College)

National inter-college EV competition winner.

Gujarat Science Fair

Winner · age 14 (2014) · first media coverage.

Now raising

Corp8 AI is open for investors.

Building Shodh — an AI-powered productivity workspace for teams (knowledge base, AI agents, RAG, workflow automation) and Prime AI for on-prem deployment in regulated industries. ₹25 Lakh angel raised from RR Raval. Mentored by Prof. Pritam Anand. Pitched at MGVCL.

Pre-money ₹20 Cr₹25 L angel · RR RavalMentored · Prof. Pritam AnandShodh + Prime AI · live
Corp8 AI · Shodh + Prime AI

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Investors, partners, manufacturers, press, and curious humans all welcome.

Currently shippingShodh · RAG retrieval layer