About the Founder

Lucid Motors

Electric Vehicle OEM

Vehicle Architecture Engineer

Worked as a vehicle architecture engineer at Lucid Motors, contributing to the design and development of a next-generation electric vehicle platform. This hands-on experience with vehicle systems, sensor networks, and automotive engineering at scale built an understanding of how different systems of a vehicle work together.

ISRO

Indian Space Research Organisation

Engine Integration Engineer

At ISRO, Ashish worked on high-thrust rocket engines. He was the engineering lead for assembly, integration, and testing of Vikas engines, ISRO's workhorse engine used in PSLV, GSLV Mk2, and GSLV Mk3. With a deep understanding of propulsion systems, he was a part of the successful launch of 12 different ISRO missions, including the Chandrayaan mission.

DAE

Department of Atomic Energy

Mechanical Design Engineer

Trained in nuclear science and engineering through Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Training School. He started his career working in fast-breeder and nuclear reactors, focusing on heat exchanger design and failure prediction through analysis of telemetry data.

From Engineering Floors to Fleet Intelligence

Systems Thinking

Years spent in space and nuclear engineering built an instinct for understanding how complex systems behave, degrade, and fail — and how to detect problems before they become catastrophic.

Automotive DNA

Working through the development phases of an automotive product provided in-depth knowledge of how software, electrical, and mechanical systems work together and how the vehicle continuously sends signals that are rich in information about the maintenance it needs.

A Clear Mission

Raste exists because vehicle data is rich, abundant, and almost entirely wasted. The founder's mission is to turn that data into actionable maintenance intelligence for every fleet on the road.

Ashish Ranjan