# Rohin Parkar

> Rohin Parkar is the co-founder and CEO of Spintly, which develops wireless access control and smart-building technology. After work at BARC, Motorola, Nokia and Broadcom, he returned to India in 2017 and built Spintly with Malcolm Dsouza, combining hardware and software development with a team recruited in Goa. The company announced an $8 million Series A led by Accel in February 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Spintly
- **Organizations:** Spintly, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Tata Consultancy Services, Motorola, Nokia, Broadcom, Goan Organization of America
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunication, Goa Engineering College, Business coursework in leadership, product marketing, entrepreneurship, operations and finance; left before completion, according to his LinkedIn profile, Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas
- **Known for:** Co-founded Spintly with Malcolm Dsouza and developed a business combining wireless access hardware and cloud software., Led Spintly when it won the Thread Group Innovation Enabler Award in February 2022., Led Spintly during its $8 million Series A announced in February 2026.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Graduated in engineering; the degree year is given in his Enterprise World interview.
- **2002** — Began his career as a scientist at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, according to the Business Goa founder profile.
- **Before 2005** — Worked at Tata Consultancy Services before moving to the United States.
- **2005** — Moved to Chicago for a Motorola project.
- **2007** — Joined Nokia.
- **2012** — Moved to California; subsequently worked at Broadcom.
- **2013** — Delivered a lecture on RF and wireless technology at Goa University on August 29 while a senior staff engineer at Broadcom.
- **2015-2017** — Chaired the Goan Convention 2016 organizing effort through the Goan Organization of America.
- **2017** — Returned to India after twelve years in the US and began building Spintly with Malcolm Dsouza.
- **2018** — Spintly launched operations in August, according to Business Goa.
- **2022** — Spintly won the Thread Innovation Enabler Award and announced a $2.5 million pre-Series A.
- **2024** — Spintly announced Apple Wallet integration and a foundational-platform/OEM approach for the US.
- **2026** — Spintly announced an $8 million Series A led by Accel in February.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Spintly with Malcolm Dsouza and developed a business combining wireless access hardware and cloud software.
- Led Spintly when it won the Thread Group Innovation Enabler Award in February 2022.
- Led Spintly during its $8 million Series A announced in February 2026.
- Helped build a product-development team by recruiting and training engineering graduates in Goa.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Spintly announced an $8 million Series A led by Accel. The company planned to allocate 60% to growth, 20% to research and development, and 20% to operations and infrastructure.
- **2025-01** — Spintly announced Rs 3.5 crore in extended seed funding from Spyre VC; reported by YourStory and linked from the company press room.

## Links

- Website: https://spintly.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohin-parkar

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Last updated: 2026-10-22