Rakkiyappan Chandran, Founding CEO of R‑Fusion
Research only fulfills its true purpose when it transcends the lab to reshape the world.

Rakkiyappan “Rakki” Chandran, CEO

Founding CEO biography

Rakkiyappan Chandran, PhD is the Founding CEO, scientist, inventor, and 2x Entrepreneur behind breakthrough deep-tech ventures. A 5-patent holder with 2,500+ research citations, Rakki has worked at Harvard Medical School and MIT and has received both O-1 and EB-1A “Einstein Visa” recognition for extraordinary ability. He has founded and exited two startups valued at over $5M each, bringing a proven record of turning science into scalable impact.

Key achievements

patents
held

research
citations

successful
exits

startup
valuations