Who are we?
The eagle has landed in Texas...
ideaForge is ranked 3rd globally in the dual-use category (civil and defense) drone manufacturers as per the report published by Drone Industry Insights in December 2024. Our proven, innovative UAV solutions are now available right here at ideaForge Technology Inc., Texas.
ideaForge UAVS are designed in our in-house Product Development Center and manufactured at our state of the art vertically integrated facility where our engineers and designers oversee every stage of UAV design, development, engineering, and manufacturing.
With over 550,000 successful flights, we are 'mission first'- our goal is to ensure every customer can sustain high performance, long endurance missions reliably. Our UAVs are designed for automated flying without specialised training.
With dozens of patents in avionics, software, AI, material science, etc., ideaForge is an R&D powerhouse in Deep Tech for defense and civilian applications (dual use).
ideaForge Technology Inc. committed to bringing cutting-edge products and solutions for those who protect our borders and homeland.
For our high standards and excellence
Meet our driving force - Leaders with a vision
Ankit Mehta
CEO
Focused on a mission-first high performance approach to customer success, built deep-tech drone products at scale for Defense and
Enterprise. Drove results with 50% market share and executed a successful IPO in 2023. Ultimately, propelled ideaForge into global top 5 dual use drone companies. Startup Mentor, Innovator, and a winner of the Most Innovative Entrepreneur from the World Innovation Congress in 2018.
Rahul Singh
VP Engineering
Co-founder and Vice President of Engineering and a BTech, Mech from the prestigious IIT, Bombay. Drives new innovation and reliable
technology for product roadmaps across segments. Rahul’s idea for developing a hovercraft in 2004 brought the founders together to build a quadcopter in college days. Holds numerous patents and drives technology from first principles. Rahul teaches and mentors technology talent.
Ashish Bhat
VP R&D
Co-founder and Vice President R&D and a BTech, Mech from the prestigious IIT, Bombay. Driving force behind ideaForge’s Research engine.
Delivered the smallest commercial autopilot in the world in 2008. This marked ideaForge’s beginning as a pioneer in the drone industry.
Focused on building high caliber teams delivering software autonomy for the real world, Ashish holds numerous patents across multiple domains.
Vipul Joshi
CFO
MBA, International Management from the University of Business & Finance, Switzerland. Bringing expertise in International Business to drive innovation and customer-centric approaches, Vipul leads ideaForge’s Finance and Operations, Holds experience in product management throughout the product life cycle. Optimizes operational strategies and priorities stakeholder value. Holding nurtures talent, he ensures excellence and sustainability at ideaForge.
Parminder S. Devsi
Country Lead
An Electrical Engineer from IIT Delhi, currently serves as the Country Lead for ideaForge Inc. He has also led Robodub Inc., a UAV company in the defense sector. Known for his ability to think outside the box, Parminder excels at driving rapid growth through innovative strategies.
In addition to his leadership roles, he serves as an advisor to several AI chip companies in the U.S. and is actively involved with Sunshine Schools, a non-profit organization in India.
