Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
Our CEO, Ankit Mehta, unveiled his insights during the inaugural 'How to Start a Startup' talk at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad. It brings inspiring founders and investors on campus to motivate and educate the IIMA student community, igniting the spirit of future #entrepreneurs.
About ideaForge:
ideaForge is a vertically integrated company with an in-house product development center to design, develop, engineer, and manufacture indigenous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Founded in 2007, ideaForge is now the pioneer in the Indian unmanned aircraft systems market, with a market share of ~50% in FY 2022. ideaForge had the largest operational deployment of indigenous UAVs across India, with an ideaForge-manufactured drone taking off every five minutes on average for surveillance and mapping. As of today, our customers have completed over 350,000 flights using our UAVs (Source: 1Lattice Report). And in 2022, ideaForge was ranked as the 7th global dual category (civil & defence) drone manufacturer by Drone Industry Insights, the world’s leading drone survey and analysis company. The company has one of the industry’s leading product portfolios targeted at civil and defense applications (dual use). Beyond the UAVs, the company also undertakes a full integration of payloads, communication system, and packaging. ideaForge serves domestic and international customers in the defense and civil sectors, primarily for surveillance, mapping, and surveying applications.
ideaForge caters to a range of customers, including Indian defense forces and civil customers comprising certain of the central armed police forces, state police departments, disaster management forces, forest departments, government and private entities, enterprise sectors, and many more. Further, ideaForge UAVs are deployed to address construction, infrastructure, retail, agriculture, and delivery applications. ideaForge's diverse product portfolio and ability to customize products for specific usage based on customer specifications have aided in the company’s growth and establishment of a track record.
To learn more about our products and the drone manufacturing company, visit us at ideaforgetech.com/.
Our CEO, Ankit Mehta, unveiled his insights during the inaugural 'How to Start a Startup' talk at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad. It brings inspiring founders and investors on campus to motivate and educate the IIMA student community, igniting the spirit of future #entrepreneurs.
About ideaForge:
ideaForge is a vertically integrated company with an in-house product development center to design, develop, engineer, and manufacture indigenous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Founded in 2007, ideaForge is now the pioneer in the Indian unmanned aircraft systems market, with a market share of ~50% in FY 2022. ideaForge had the largest operational deployment of indigenous UAVs across India, with an ideaForge-manufactured drone taking off every five minutes on average for surveillance and mapping. As of today, our customers have completed over 350,000 flights using our UAVs (Source: 1Lattice Report). And in 2022, ideaForge was ranked as the 7th global dual category (civil & defence) drone manufacturer by Drone Industry Insights, the world’s leading drone survey and analysis company. The company has one of the industry’s leading product portfolios targeted at civil and defense applications (dual use). Beyond the UAVs, the company also undertakes a full integration of payloads, communication system, and packaging. ideaForge serves domestic and international customers in the defense and civil sectors, primarily for surveillance, mapping, and surveying applications.
ideaForge caters to a range of customers, including Indian defense forces and civil customers comprising certain of the central armed police forces, state police departments, disaster management forces, forest departments, government and private entities, enterprise sectors, and many more. Further, ideaForge UAVs are deployed to address construction, infrastructure, retail, agriculture, and delivery applications. ideaForge's diverse product portfolio and ability to customize products for specific usage based on customer specifications have aided in the company’s growth and establishment of a track record.
To learn more about our products and the drone manufacturing company, visit us at ideaforgetech.com/.
![[WEBINAR] Deploying Drones to Fight Coronavirus](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/T--22Umbuo0/mqdefault.jpg "[WEBINAR] Deploying Drones to Fight Coronavirus
Gain deeper understanding of the role of drones in security & surveillance, crowd monitoring and social distancing.
Presenter: Capt. (Retd.) Stephen Anand
Capt. Stephen Anand - General Manager, ideaForge and an Indian Army veteran. He has deep expertise in leading drone-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. As a part of ideaForge, he has played a key role in planning and executing drone missions for disaster relief operations especially during the floods in Uttarakhand.
About the webinar:
The webinar is for authorities, enterprises and consultants who want to implement drone-powered solutions for Security & Surveillance and Crowd Monitoring to contain the spread of COVID-19. The webinar is divided into 2 sessions – the first session is a 45 minute speaking session during which Capt. Stephen will take us through how the Coronavius Pandemic has changed the current scenario globally and in India, followed by the challenges in mitigating the spread of the disease. He will then talk about how drones have been deployed all over the world to fight the battle against Coronavirus. At the end of the session, he will take us through 3 live case studies that have established the role of drones as a force multiplier.
The next session will be a 10-minute Question and Answer session during which we have taken questions from the audience.")
