# Div Harish

> Div Harish is the founder and CEO of Fremont-based Loadstar Sensors, an engineer-turned-banker-turned-builder whose company connects force and weight sensors to digital interfaces and cloud software. Educated at IIT Bombay, Drexel University and the Wharton School, he has spent more than two decades making measurement easier, then applying it to autonomous inventory through StockVUE and iVMI.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Loadstar Sensors
- **Organizations:** Loadstar Sensors, StockVUE, Taproot Ventures, DLJMB, GE Aerospace
- **Education:** B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, M.S., Drexel University, MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Founded and continues to lead Loadstar Sensors, established in 2003., Led the company that its public materials identify as the developer of the first USB load cell., Expanded Loadstar from digital force measurement into cloud-connected, weight-based inventory management through StockVUE and iVMI.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2003** — Worked across engineering, investment banking, venture capital and consulting; public business profiles name GE Aerospace and DLJMB among his earlier employers and identify him as a director at Taproot Ventures.
- **2003** — Founded Loadstar Sensors, according to the company’s LinkedIn page and PunchSensor history.
- **2006** — As co-founder and CEO, introduced capacitive load sensors alongside the DS-2100 display and LoadVUE PC application.
- **2018** — Presented StockVUE as a cloud-connected, weight-based inventory system; CIOReview profiled Loadstar Sensors as one of its 20 Most Promising Aerospace Tech Solution Providers.
- **2019** — Loadstar reported StockVUE operating at more than 25 customer sites around the clock.
- **2020** — Published a Medium article explaining how connected scales could maintain visibility into essential supplies.
- **2022** — Appeared on MySphere’s Spheres of Learning to discuss a nonlinear career, lifelong experimentation and why the journey itself is the reward.
- **2025** — Launched iVMI for vendor-managed and small-business inventory and was listed as a speaker on autonomous fastener inventory at the International Fastener Expo.

## Achievements

- Founded and continues to lead Loadstar Sensors, established in 2003.
- Led the company that its public materials identify as the developer of the first USB load cell.
- Expanded Loadstar from digital force measurement into cloud-connected, weight-based inventory management through StockVUE and iVMI.
- By 2018, Loadstar reported more than 10,000 customers across 80 countries and 20 patents worldwide covering digital sensors and IoT connectivity.
- Loadstar Sensors was included in CIOReview’s 2018 list of 20 Most Promising Aerospace Tech Solution Providers.
- Built products used in publicly described projects including NASA parachute-force measurement and Lawrence Livermore wind-tunnel testing.

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Loadstar Sensors announced iVMI, a subscription inventory-management system combining manual counts, smart scales, centralized visibility and replenishment alerts.
- **2025-09** — Harish was listed on the International Fastener Expo education program for a session titled “The Future of Fastener Inventory: Autonomous Inventory Tracking, Replenishment, and Management.”

## Links

- Website: https://www.loadstarsensors.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/div-harish-715a8511
- Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/loadstarsensors
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loadstarsensors
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Loadstar-Sensors/150068096374

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Last updated: 2026-08-18