He was told India couldn’t send him to Mars: How did he build NoPo to prove it wrong?
Gadhadar Reddy founded NoPo Nanotechnologies after being told that manufacturing carbon nanotubes in India was impossible. The company now scales the production of single-walled carbon nanotubes for use in advanced electronics, batteries, and space technology.
Why it matters
The company represents a significant advancement in deep-tech manufacturing within India, potentially impacting global supply chains for high-performance materials.
They told him it was “not possible”. He turned those words into a company name. Gadhadar Reddy’s journey from dreaming of Mars to building carbon nanotube technology is a story of persistence and deep-tech ambition.That childhood ambition eventually led him to a much more fundamental question: what kind of materials would be needed to make future space missions lighter, stronger and more efficient?The answer he began exploring was carbon nanotubes—microscopic structures made of carbon that have extraordinary mechanical, electrical and thermal properties.
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