# Nilesh Rathore

> Nilesh Rathore, a San Francisco-based entrepreneur, co-founded Orb, a Web3 social app, acquired by MaskDAO in 2025. Previously, he was CTO at Blink and co-founded Dwellfood.

- Canonical URL: https://iq.wiki/wiki/nilesh-rathore
- Categories: People in crypto
- Tags: Ethereum, Developer, Founder
- Created: 2026-07-21T20:03:00.409Z
- Last updated: 2026-07-30T18:02:44.388Z
- Source: IQ.wiki — the world's largest blockchain and crypto encyclopedia (https://iq.wiki)

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**Nilesh Rathore** is a San Francisco-based technology entrepreneur. He co-founded [Orb](https://iq.wiki/wiki/orb), a [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) social app built on the [Lens Protocol](https://iq.wiki/wiki/lens-protocol) that was acquired by MaskDAO in 2025. Before [Orb](https://iq.wiki/wiki/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. [\[1\]](#cite-id-6f0a869f-c3f2-4013-9f34-4f2cdc810cd9)  [\[2\]](#cite-id-a5b11c94-2515-470a-b1d8-2a1a40058e2f) 

## 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](https://iq.wiki/wiki/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](https://iq.wiki/wiki/orb) in May 2022 alongside Kimmo Sirén. He served as Co-Founder and CEO of [Orb](https://iq.wiki/wiki/orb); sources describe this role in the past tense following [Orb](https://iq.wiki/wiki/orb)'s 2025 acquisition by MaskDAO. No source in the provided materials confirms he holds an ongoing title at MaskDAO [\[2\]](#cite-id-a5b11c94-2515-470a-b1d8-2a1a40058e2f).

In an April 2024 interview, Rathore described [Orb](https://iq.wiki/wiki/orb)'s approach as "a community space, fully owned and operated by its users" [\[1\]](#cite-id-6f0a869f-c3f2-4013-9f34-4f2cdc810cd9).

## Recent Developments

After the acquisition of [Orb](https://iq.wiki/wiki/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 [\[2\]](#cite-id-a5b11c94-2515-470a-b1d8-2a1a40058e2f) [\[1\]](#cite-id-6f0a869f-c3f2-4013-9f34-4f2cdc810cd9).

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