Nirav Patel

About

Nirav Patel is founder and CEO of Framework Computer, the modular, repairable laptop company he started in January 2020 after roles at Apple and as the original Head of Hardware at Oculus. Framework has shipped seven generations of repairable laptops with hot-swappable expansion cards, launched in 32 countries, and raised ~$44M across seed and Series A rounds.

Previous roles

• Hardware engineering lead and founding-team member, Oculus
• Engineer, Apple

Notable work

• Founded Framework to build repairable, upgradeable consumer electronics; Framework's current company page identifies him as founder and its company contact page identifies him as managing director.
• Introduced the original Framework Laptop in 2021 as a thin 13.5-inch notebook designed for user customization, repair, and component upgrades.
• Expanded Framework into a second notebook category with the Framework Laptop 16, using hot-swappable input modules and upgradeable graphics.
• Introduced the Framework Desktop in 2025, a 4.5-liter Mini-ITX system built around AMD Ryzen AI Max processors and designed for modular ownership and local high-performance workloads.
• In 2026, led the launch of the redesigned Framework Laptop 13 Pro alongside Framework Laptop 16 updates and previews of an OCuLink dev kit and wireless touchpad keyboard.
• Publicly established a dedicated sustaining-engineering effort for ongoing software and firmware updates across Framework products, including the original 11th-generation Intel laptop platform.

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