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Tom Rodinger

Co-founder & CTO, Nanoleaf

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Tom Rodinger is a co-founder and the chief technology officer of Nanoleaf, the Toronto smart-lighting company he started in 2012 with Gimmy Chu and Christian Yan after the three met on the University of Toronto solar car team. He holds a PhD from the University of Toronto and is based in Shenzhen, China.

Tom hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Tom co-founded Nanoleaf, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

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What Canadian Startups Learn from Nanoleaf on Building a Global CompanyBrainStation
2016
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Nanoleaf, How a Radically Bright Idea Came to Life: A Beakerhead for a Better World SpotlightTrico Charitable Foundation
2015

Quick answers

Who is Tom Rodinger?

Nanoleaf's About page, checked 2026-09-19, lists him as CTO and describes him as the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer who leads the company's technology roadmap, alongside CEO Gimmy Chu and COO Christian Yan.

How did Nanoleaf start?

The Trico Charitable Foundation's Nanoleaf spotlight, published 2015-09-02, reports that Gimmy Chu, Tom Rodinger and Christian Yan met on the University of Toronto solar car team, and that Rodinger quit his job in 2010 to move to Shenzhen and develop the prototype full time.

Where is he based?

Nanoleaf's About page, checked 2026-09-19, says Rodinger is currently based in Shenzhen, China, and holds a PhD from the University of Toronto.

What is his role in Nanoleaf's products?

BrainStation's Nanoleaf feature, published 2016-02-26, names him as CTO among the three founders, and Nanoleaf's About page, checked 2026-09-19, credits him with leading the product development team.

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