# Ripal Vyas

> Ripal Vyas founded Softweb Solutions, the software and AI business acquired by Avnet in December 2018. He subsequently served as Avnet vice president of intelligent software solutions. His later work includes founding Twelvefold and serving as its AI Vision Lead at Locaition Matters, connecting generative AI with location intelligence.

- **Role:** AI Vision Lead, Twelvefold, at Locaition Matters
- **Organizations:** Softweb Solutions, Avnet, Twelvefold, Locaition Matters
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, L.D. College of Engineering, Master of Science in Computer Science, Illinois Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Built Softweb to approximately 500 employees across Dallas, Chicago and Ahmedabad by the 2018 acquisition announcement., Softweb had delivered more than 1,400 projects for 600 clients by December 2018., Led Softweb through its December 2018 acquisition by Avnet.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Founded Softweb Solutions, according to Avnet’s acquisition announcement and author biography.
- **2017** — Spoke at the 10th Annual Intellectual Property Summit and at Gujarat business and education organizations about emerging technologies.
- **2018** — Identified as Softweb CEO and owner when Avnet announced the acquisition on December 12; the acquisition completed that December.
- **After December 2018** — Named Avnet vice president of intelligent software solutions.
- **2019** — Promoted IoTConnectNXT, a five-day Softweb hackathon with 150 participants and 16 teams.
- **2020** — Published an account of developing industrial augmented reality applications and integrating HoloLens with IoT and AI.
- **2021** — Published recommendations for digital-first business strategy.
- **By October 2026** — Locaition Matters describes him as the founder of Twelvefold and its AI Vision Lead on the Curated team; an earlier Curated team page lists him as AI SME and co-founder.

## Achievements

- Built Softweb to approximately 500 employees across Dallas, Chicago and Ahmedabad by the 2018 acquisition announcement.
- Softweb had delivered more than 1,400 projects for 600 clients by December 2018.
- Led Softweb through its December 2018 acquisition by Avnet.
- Recognized in Gujarat Innovation Society’s 2017 Innovation Achievers awards for work involving IoT, AI and cloud technology.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — As checked in October 2026, Locaition Matters lists Vyas as AI Vision Lead through Twelvefold. This is a current-page verification date, not an announced appointment date.

## Links

- Website: https://twelvefold.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ripalvyas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ripalvyas

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