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Vipin Tyagi

Vipin Tyagi

United States

CTO& Co-founder

Ace Green Recycling

Waste / CircularityManufacturing & MaterialsEnergy
Startup & Venture Building ExperienceMaterials & Chemical EngineeringSystems Thinking & StrategyFinance, Investment & FundraisingResearch, Design Thinking & Prototyping

As the CTO & Co-Founder of Ace Green Recycling, I provide executive leadership focused on driving sustainable solutions within the critical materials value chain, recognizing its vital role in global sustainability and geopolitical stability through essential battery recycling. My focus is on the development, deployment, and scaling of new industrial infrastructure for Ace Green. We pioneered an innovative green technology that replaces incumbent polluting processes, making the recycling of Li-ion and Lead-acid batteries environmentally responsible and, critically, commercially viable. I specialize in helping to strategically integrate and validate the business models required for launching this innovation into multiple international markets. Executing this strategy successfully draws on my deep technical and financial foundation. This includes a B.Tech. (IIT-Bombay) and a Ph.D. (Texas A&M University) in Mechanical Engineering, complemented by expertise gained in commodity trading with Merrill Lynch across Houston, Singapore, and London. At Ace Green, we are also actively developing AI applications to optimize complex supply chain logistics for enhanced security and efficiency. I actively advise high-impact ventures through mentorship.

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