Nilesh Rathore
Nilesh Rathore is a San Francisco-based technology entrepreneur. He co-founded Orb, a Web3 social app built on the Lens Protocol that was acquired by MaskDAO in 2025. Before Orb, he held roles including Co-Founder and CTO of Blink and co-founder of Dwellfood.
Education
Nilesh Rathore completed his undergraduate studies with a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from the University Institute of Technology at Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV). He later pursued graduate study in the United States, earning a Master of Science in Computer Science from California State University – East Bay. [1] [2]
Career
Early roles
Rathore began his career as an Android Developer at InnoEye Technologies. He later worked as a Team Lead & Mobile App Developer at Coditas, served as a Research Assistant at California State University – East Bay, and worked as a Technical Lead at Rain Jobs.
Entrepreneurial ventures
Rathore co-founded Dwellfood, a subscription-based food-tech platform that he states served over 100,000 meals. He was Co-Founder and CTO of Blink (November 2021 – March 2022). He also developed ResumeX, a resume-builder application that he states achieved over 75,000 downloads on the Play Store.
Co-Founding of Orb
Rathore co-founded Orb in May 2022 alongside Kimmo Sirén. He served as Co-Founder and CEO of Orb; sources describe this role in the past tense following Orb's 2025 acquisition by MaskDAO. No source in the provided materials confirms he holds an ongoing title at MaskDAO [2].
In an April 2024 interview, Rathore described Orb's approach as "a community space, fully owned and operated by its users" [1].
Recent Developments
After the acquisition of Orb by MaskDAO, Rathore stepped down from his role as CEO. He joined HeyClicky as a product engineer, where he collaborates with his friend Farza to develop a simplified interface for interacting with AI agents using voice technology [2] [1].
