# Akshat Thirani

> Akshat Thirani co-founded Amper Technologies in 2016 after studying computer science at Northwestern. Its early home-energy concept evolved into factory monitoring and manufacturing software. A former Amper CEO and member of Forbes’ 2020 Manufacturing & Industry 30 Under 30 class, he now describes his work as scaling Amper at ECI Software Solutions, which acquired the company in December 2025.

- **Role:** Scaling Amper at ECI Software Solutions
- **Organizations:** Amper Technologies, ECI Software Solutions, Northwestern University, The Garage at Northwestern, HAX, Alchemist Accelerator, mHUB
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Northwestern University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Amper Technologies., Shared Forbes’ 2020 Manufacturing & Industry 30 Under 30 recognition with his co-founders., Named to Crain’s 2018 20 In Their 20s.

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Co-founded Amper while at Northwestern; graduated in computer science; joined HAX in Shenzhen.
- **2017** — Joined Alchemist Accelerator; Amper returned to Chicago and joined mHUB.
- **2018** — Named to Crain’s Chicago Business’ 20 In Their 20s.
- **2019** — Recognized with Philip House and Sachin Lal in Forbes’ 2020 Manufacturing & Industry 30 Under 30 class.
- **2022** — Amper raised an $11 million Series A in April.
- **2025** — ECI announced its acquisition of Amper on December 9; Brad Bullington was CEO at that announcement.
- **2026** — GTMfund event materials list Thirani as Scaling Amper at ECI.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Amper Technologies.
- Shared Forbes’ 2020 Manufacturing & Industry 30 Under 30 recognition with his co-founders.
- Named to Crain’s 2018 20 In Their 20s.
- Amper won the energy-efficiency prize in the 2016 MIT Clean Energy Prize competition.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Listed in GTMfund’s October 15-17 event materials as Scaling Amper at ECI; listing does not establish attendance.
- **2025-12** — Published a December 31 retrospective on building Amper and its acquisition by ECI.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshatthirani

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