# Pradyut Paul

> Pradyut Paul is the CEO and co-founder of Bild, a San Francisco cloud-native product data management (PDM) platform built for hardware engineers. A former RFIC designer at Raytheon and hardware program manager at Apple (iPhone 8 through 11, early AirTags), he started Bild while earning his MBA at Yale, raised $3M in seed funding months after graduating in 2021, and pivoted the company toward version control and collaboration for mechanical engineering teams - growing revenue tenfold in 2023.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Bild
- **Organizations:** Bild, Apple, TrackR, Raytheon, Yale School of Management
- **From:** Chicago area, Illinois, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. and M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, MBA, Yale School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded Bild and raised $3M in seed funding within months of graduating, Grew Bild's revenue tenfold in 2023, Shipped multiple flagship Apple hardware programs (iPhone 8 through 11) and contributed to early AirTags

## Career timeline

- **early career** — RFIC designer at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, building next-generation chips and sensors for space and airborne military systems
- **mid career** — Hardware team lead at TrackR (Santa Barbara), managing design, sourcing and manufacturing of Bluetooth tracking devices
- **before Yale** — Engineering program manager at Apple - programs spanning iPhone 8, 8+, Xs, Xs Max and iPhone 11, plus early AirTags development
- **2021** — Earned MBA at Yale School of Management and founded Bild
- **2021** — Raised $3M seed round months after graduation
- **2022** — Pivoted Bild to focus on version control and collaboration for mechanical engineering teams
- **2023** — Bild revenue grew tenfold; built out a sales team targeting Fortune 500 customers

## Achievements

- Co-founded Bild and raised $3M in seed funding within months of graduating
- Grew Bild's revenue tenfold in 2023
- Shipped multiple flagship Apple hardware programs (iPhone 8 through 11) and contributed to early AirTags
- Built a cloud-native PDM platform serving hardware teams including Fortune 500 customers

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Featured in Yale SOM's Startup Stories on streamlining workflows for engineers, detailing Bild's pivot and tenfold revenue growth.

## Links

- Website: https://getbild.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pradyutpaul
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/pradyutp13

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