About RealThingks
RealThingks leadership brings a combined 100 years of experience building embedded solutions for the automotive, IoT, and infotainment industry. Products built by us have served over a 100 million active users and powered millions of vehicles on the road.
RealThingks is an engineering-first organization. The leaders at RealThingks are not just engineers by training but continue to be technical and hands-on even today after decades of experience. The team brings its combined technical expertise and real-world practical knowledge to bear on all challenges to be surmounted and solutions to be built.
Leadership Team
Peter Jakobsson is the Founder & CEO of RealThingks and is based out of Meerbusch, Germany. He brings 25 years of experience in the automotive software industry.
Most recently, Peter led the Global AUTOSAR & In-Vehicle Networks business unit for a multi-billion dollar automotive solutions provider. He was responsible for a department of 20 million USD and 400 employees. Peter and his team were responsible for product roadmap, product development, research, standardization work, business models, business development, quality, support, maintenance, and services.
Prior to this, Peter headed the software departments of the automotive verticals at multiple semiconductor companies.
Nishith Shah is SVP - Technology & Country Head - India at RealThingks and is based out of Pune, India. He has over two decades of engineering and leadership experience.
Nishith has worked in multiple roles in his career such as head of product, head of technology, and head of business across a range of industries including networking & telecommunications, wireless communication, network security, industrial and home IoT, and infotainment.
Before RealThingks, Nishith led product at one of the world’s largest media & entertainment giant with over a 100 million active user base.