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Return to Vendor
About Return to Vendor
Return to Vendor (RTV) is a material science company backed by Khosla Ventures, with a proprietary circular technology platform designed to transform how brands approach sustainability and product lifecycle management
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Role
Strategic Partnerships and Growth
I work alongside the founding team—Gangadhar Jogikalmath (Chief Technology Officer), William Calvert (Chief Executive Officer), and Adam Baruchowitz (Chief Recycling Officer)—to help bring this platform to market.
In my role, I lead the introduction of strategic brand partnerships across industries that are ready to deepen their circular commitments. I am responsible for driving growth opportunities, opening new revenue channels, and implementing commercial best practices and frameworks that enable efficient speed to market.
RTV enables the collection and transformation of nylon waste—from oceans and returned goods—into high-performance mono-material products. These include soft and hard goods such as fabrics, footwear, glues, adhesives, zippers, buckles, molded components, and other durable parts. Our materials deliver technical performance and comfort while being 100% recycled, 100% recyclable, and designed for a circular, forever-life model.
Today, Return to Vendor is actively collaborating across a wide range of sectors, including fashion, automotive and motorcycle, home goods, medical devices, sports equipment, and beyond.