About | Focal

As cities grow and climates become more extreme, comfort shouldn’t come with trade-offs.

We don’t believe in choosing between personal preferences and group needs, between energy efficiency and performance, or between staying warm and staying sustainable. At Focal, we leverage advanced technology—robotics, learning algorithms, and precision optics— to create something deeply human: meaningful, comfortable shared moments that let us be together, and be ourselves.

Meet the founders

Rohan Pandya

Co-founder & co-CEO

Rohan is deeply passionate about using technology to build well-designed products that make the world smarter, more efficient and cleaner. He has spent over a decade working on robotics, automotive and energy products at companies such as Tesla and Zoox, bringing expertise in developing autonomous hardware products. Rohan holds a Master’s in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon and a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech.

Raj Tilwa

Co-founder & co-CEO

Raj is driven by a belief that rethinking how we use energy can fundamentally reshape how we live, work, and thrive.
With a background in advising Fortune 100 companies on growth and innovation strategies at Deloitte, he brings a systems-level perspective to solving complex challenges. Raj holds MBA and MPA degrees from Stanford and Harvard and a Bachelor’s in Economics from Emory University.

Redefining comfort

As cities grow and climates become more extreme, comfort shouldn’t come with trade-offs.

Meet the founders

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