# Nishith Rastogi

> Nishith Rastogi is the co-founder and CEO of Locus, the enterprise logistics software company he built with fellow former Amazon engineer Geet Garg in 2015. Their route-deviation app RideSafe found unexpected users in delivery businesses, opening a path into dispatch and transportation planning. Locus was acquired by Ingka Investments in October 2025 and continues operating independently within Ingka Group.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Locus
- **Organizations:** Locus, Amazon Web Services, RideSafe
- **Education:** Bachelor’s in Electronics; Master’s in Economics, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (Goa campus)
- **Known for:** Co-founded Locus in 2015 with Geet Garg., Forbes Asia 30 Under 30, 2018., Fortune India 40 Under 40, 2022.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Graduated from BITS Pilani and joined Amazon; worked on AWS machine learning and met future co-founder Geet Garg.
- **2015** — Built RideSafe with Garg and co-founded Locus after delivery businesses adopted their route-deviation technology.
- **2016** — Locus raised a $2.75 million Series A and developed its proprietary geocoding algorithm.
- **2018** — Named to Forbes Asia’s 30 Under 30 list.
- **2019** — Locus raised a $22 million Series B.
- **2021** — Locus raised a $50 million Series C.
- **2022** — Recognized in Fortune India’s 40 Under 40.
- **2024** — Locus expanded into a broader transportation management system and launched its Mycroft AI copilot.
- **2025** — Ingka Investments acquired Locus in October; it retained operational independence and its external customer business.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Locus in 2015 with Geet Garg.
- Forbes Asia 30 Under 30, 2018.
- Fortune India 40 Under 40, 2022.
- Published work in experimental physics and holds machine-learning patents, according to his public professional biographies.
- Built a business whose platform had 350+ deployments in 30+ countries at the October 2025 acquisition announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Published an opinion article on UK delivery economics, urging businesses to consolidate loads and review capacity use under fuel-cost pressure.
- **2026-08** — Wrote a Forbes Business Council article arguing that retailers should verify network capacity before making delivery promises.
- **2026-03** — Appeared on Supply Chain Pioneers discussing AI, leadership, logistics and Locus’s future.
- **2025-10** — Locus joined Ingka Group through an acquisition by Ingka Investments, retaining operational independence.

## Links

- Website: https://locus.sh/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishithrastogi/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/nishith_rastogi

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