About

The first automated software empowering retail brands and businesses to track and cut environmental impact in real-time

Our Story in Numbers

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Our Motivations

Ambition

To empower retailers to avoid 1 gigaton of carbon by 2030.

Vision

To decelerate climate change.

Environmental

The Earth is our protagonist — protecting it is at the center of everything we do.

Collaborative

Climate change affects us all, and by working collaboratively we know we can make a difference within retail and beyond.

Honest

We share what we’re working on, are open about challenges and are building an ecosystem that creates change.

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Our Name

‘Vaayu’ is the Sanskrit word for ‘Air’ and its origin extends to other derivations — atmosphere, weather, breeze, gas, wind and the Sanskrit word ‘Jalvaayu’, meaning climate. Our name is reflective of our work to protect the natural environment surrounding the Earth and those that exist within it.

Our Founders

Namrata Sandhu, CEO & Co-Founder

Namrata Sandhu is the CEO and Co-Founder of Vaayu. Her 20 year career has spanned the Arcadia Group and leading global retailer Zalando, causing her to find a critical gap in the market for a real-time, carbon-tracking tool to speed up reduction at scale.

Luca Schmid, CTO & Co-Founder

Luca Schmid is the CTO and Co-Founder of Vaayu. Luca is a Full-Stack Developer with a decade of experience. Self-taught, he is fluent in over 10 programming languages and holds specialist expertise in Data Science.

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