About us

We work with clients across regions through dedicated teams shaped by local markets and global experience.

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Purpose-Driven Origins

Dominix was founded with a clear mission—to create meaningful impact through design that drives business performance and improves lives. We focus on outcomes that go beyond aesthetics, helping organizations turn ideas into lasting value.

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Global Perspective

With teams across India, the UK, and the USA, and a presence in seven countries, we combine local insight with global thinking. This allows us to adapt our approach to different markets, cultures, and scales while maintaining a consistent standard of quality.

Integrated Thinking

Our work brings together digital, industrial, and brand design with psychology, systems thinking, and AI enablement. By connecting strategy, technology, and human behavior, we help ventures build strong foundations, evolve with confidence, and grow sustainably.

Integrated Thinking

Our work brings together digital, industrial, and brand design with psychology, systems thinking, and AI enablement. By connecting strategy, technology, and human behavior, we help ventures build strong foundations, evolve with confidence, and grow sustainably.

Our Approach

How we combine purpose, perspective, and people to shape the way we work across regions and disciplines.

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Purpose-Driven Origins

Dominix was founded with a clear mission—to create meaningful impact through design that drives business performance, improves lives, and promotes sustainable innovation. We focus on outcomes that go beyond aesthetics, helping organizations turn ideas into lasting value while creating solutions that are environmentally responsible, socially meaningful, and economically viable.

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Global Perspective

With teams across India, the UK, and the USA, and a presence in seven countries, we combine local insight with global thinking. This allows us to adapt our approach to different markets, cultures, and scales while maintaining a consistent standard of quality.

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Integrated Thinking

Our work brings together digital, industrial, brand, and experience design with psychology, systems thinking, and AI enablement. From products and platforms to immersive destinations and branded environments, we connect strategy, technology, and human behavior to help ventures build strong foundations, evolve with confidence, and grow sustainably.

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People at the Core

Dominix is built by a growing global community of designers, architects engineers, and strategists who value collaboration, transparency, and long-term partnerships. We work closely with our clients as extended teams, focusing on shared goals and meaningful relationships.

Our Leadership

The team guiding Dominix Group’s vision, growth, and partnerships across regions and disciplines.

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Dhruva Paknikar

Founder, CEO

Dhruva Paknikar is a globally acclaimed designer, entrepreneur, and TEDx speaker leading Dominix Group, known for shaping holistic, human-centric experiences across industries and driving inclusive innovation worldwide.

Avadhoot Deshpande

Partner, Dominix Inc. USA

Avadhoot (Avi) brings two decades of leadership across digital business, disruptive products, and business transformation, recognized through multiple industry awards and contributions to open innovation and emerging technologies.

Anirudha Joshi

Delivery Partner, USA

AJ is an award-winning UX and automation leader with deep telecom expertise, multiple patents in telephony and digital media, and a strong track record of building UX practices while pursuing diverse interests across experience design, education, and culture.

Mandar Joshi

Partner, Ventures

Atul Manohar is a leading product design and innovation expert, CIO, entrepreneur, and mentor, known for advancing UX, product strategy, and AI-driven design while shaping startups, enterprises, and academic ecosystems globally.

Rajeev Jalnapurkar

Director (SPV Guardian Studio)

Rajeev Jalnapurkar is a veteran leader in entertainment and destination development, with over 25 years of experience shaping large-scale experiential ecosystems and advancing India’s amusement and tourism sectors.

Anand Godse

Partner, Human Psychology

Anand Godse is a consulting psychologist and transformation mentor, leading national empowerment initiatives while driving leadership, team building, and personal growth through experiential and art-based interventions.

Jui Kemkar

Partner, UAE

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Prasanna Vanjape

Business Development- Real Estate

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Atul Manohar

Delivery Partner

Atul Manohar is a leading product design and innovation expert, CIO, entrepreneur, and mentor, known for advancing UX, product strategy, and AI-driven design while shaping startups, enterprises, and academic ecosystems globally.

Praveen Tonge

Partner, Hospitality

Atul Manohar is a leading product design and innovation expert, CIO, entrepreneur, and mentor, known for advancing UX, product strategy, and AI-driven design while shaping startups, enterprises, and academic ecosystems globally.

Advisors

Strategic minds offering guidance, insights, and expertise to shape decisions and drive long-term growth.

Dr. Sanjay Salunke

Founder, Jaro Education

Sanjay Salunkhe, the CEO of Academy Of Communication Design a pioneering entrepreneur and Education leader, driving executive upskilling and innovation in communication design learning.

Dhimant Panchal

Chair Professor, MIT-ADT University

Professor Dhimant Panchal, a renowned industrial designer and educator, brings deep expertise and visionary guidance to the field of design.

Indraneel Chitale

Managing Partner, Chitale Bandhu

Indraneel Chitale, a fourth-generation entrepreneur at Chitale Group, drives innovation and growth in the brand’s product business.

Sanjay Salunke

Design Mentor

Sanjay Salunkhe, the CEO of Academy Of Communication Design a pioneering entrepreneur and Education leader, driving executive upskilling and innovation in communication design learning.