# Rutesh Shah

> Rutesh Shah is the co-founder and former CEO of Infostretch, the digital engineering services company established with Manish Mathuria in 2004 and merged with Apexon in 2022. Based in San Jose, California, he is listed by Apexon as a director. His public work spans software quality, customer outcomes, employee engagement, startup mentoring and business writing.

- **Role:** Director at Apexon
- **Organizations:** Apexon, Infostretch, Arsin Corporation, QMetry
- **Education:** BS in Computer Science, Gujarat University, MS in Computer Science, MS University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Infostretch in 2004 and led it as CEO before its 2022 merger with Apexon., Infostretch reported revenue of $14.54 million in 2011, $16.73 million in 2012 and $19.74 million in 2013 in a 2014 Silicon Valley Business Journal ranking., Identified by IIT Gandhinagar in 2019 as a founder-board member of QMetry and a mentor to startups.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2004** — Served as vice president of reliability services at Arsin Corporation.
- **2004** — Co-founded Infostretch with Manish Mathuria.
- **2011** — Discussed Infostretch’s mobile innovation plans and Gujarat operations at Vibrant Gujarat.
- **2014** — Infostretch appeared in Silicon Valley Business Journal’s fastest-growing private companies ranking.
- **2017** — Led Infostretch as it expanded Jenkins training services.
- **2018** — Published a LinkedIn article about HeartCount and organisational success.
- **2019** — Participated in IIT Gandhinagar’s Overseas HigherEd Conclave; its biography described him as a startup mentor and QMetry founder-board member.
- **2022** — Infostretch agreed to merge with Apexon in February; the merger completed in April. Shah moved from CEO to a vice chairman role.
- **2025** — Discussed entrepreneurship, innovation and AI with Padmini Murthy in Unwire to Rewire.
- **2026** — Apexon’s public leadership page lists Shah as a director, checked October 15.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Infostretch in 2004 and led it as CEO before its 2022 merger with Apexon.
- Infostretch reported revenue of $14.54 million in 2011, $16.73 million in 2012 and $19.74 million in 2013 in a 2014 Silicon Valley Business Journal ranking.
- Identified by IIT Gandhinagar in 2019 as a founder-board member of QMetry and a mentor to startups.
- Led Infostretch’s involvement in the 1% Pledge, according to his public interview and IIT Gandhinagar biography.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Shared his Unwire to Rewire conversation with Padmini Murthy about entrepreneurship, innovation and AI on October 20, 2025.
- **2026-10** — As of the October 15 research check, Apexon’s official leadership page lists Shah as a director; this is a verification date, not an appointment announcement.

## Links

- Website: https://www.apexon.com/about/rutesh-shah/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruteshshah
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/RuteshShah

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Last updated: 2026-10-15