PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Navneet Dalal

Navneet Dalal co-invented HOG, a computer-vision method. His doctorate from Inria in France dates to 2005. He co-founded Flutter with Mehul Nariyawala in 2010, and Google acquired the company in 2013. Algorithms for Nest cameras followed the acquisition. As of October 2026, he is CEO of Matic, which he co-founded in 2017.

Now at
Matic
Works
22
Citations
34,701
h-index
8

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2005

    Co-inventing HOG

    He earns a PhD at Inria in France in 2005, and he co-invents HOG, a computer-vision method.

  2. 2010–2013

    Co-founding Flutter

    He co-founds Flutter in 2010 in San Francisco with Mehul Nariyawala.

  3. 2013

    Flutter acquired by Google

    In 2013 Google acquires Flutter, and he then works on Nest camera algorithms, including an on-device deep learning model.

  4. 2017

    Founding Matic

    In 2017 he co-founds Matic with Mehul Nariyawala, previously a lead product manager at Nest.

  5. January 2026

    Matic's $60 million round

    In January 2026 Dalal's post announces $60 million in new funding to scale Matic.

  6. As of October 2026

    CEO of Matic

    He is CEO and founder of Matic.

Sources and credits

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  1. A Matic Home Story arenamag.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. And How Matic Sold 6000 Robots with Zero Marketing | Navneet Dalal & Mehul Nariyawala buzzsprout.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Google acquires 'gesture-recognition' start-up Flutter siliconrepublic.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Matic's robot vacuum maps spaces without sending data to the cloud techcrunch.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. The $60 Million Bet That What Comes After Roomba… | Matic maticrobots.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Matic Jobs and Careers | Welcome to the Jungle (formerly Otta) app.welcometothejungle.com. Checked 15 October 2026.