Nikhil Upadhye

Nikhil Upadhye is an accomplished entrepreneur and technology leader with a strong background in drone technology and software development. Nikhil co-founded and currently serves as the CEO of CDSpace, where a pioneering pilot project to deliver blood samples using drones was successfully implemented in the mountainous region of Tehri, Uttarakhand, India. Previously, as co-founder and CEO of Aarav Unmanned Systems, Nikhil's leadership contributed to the company being recognized among the Top 30 Tech Startups in India during TechSparks 2015. Nikhil's experience also includes software development roles during Google Summer of Code for both the Iowa Flood Foundation and OpenStreetMap, focusing on real-time mapping tools and road sign detection. Nikhil holds a BTech and MTech in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.