Leading SMEs of India 2023

40 | Leading SMEs of India 2023 [ PROFILE OF 2023 AWARD WINNERS - SME ] www.ideaforgetech.com Theme Based Category Management Details Entrepreneur of the Year Ankit Mehta MD and CEO ideaForge Technology Limited About the Company: Established in 2007, ideaForge is a leading manufacturer of Advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for defence and enterprise applications. Business Operations: Based in Navi Mumbai, ideaForge has an in- house product development centre which allows them to design, develop and manufacture indigenous UAVs. The company serves domestic and international customers in the defense and civil sectors, primarily for surveillance, mapping, and surveying applications. The company has also expanded its business in US and Canada. Entrepreneurial Achievements Ankit Mehta is the co-founder of ideaForge responsible for business growth, strategy, global expansion and is a member of Drone & AI Task Force and UTM Committee of the GoI Under his leadership company launched an initial public offering in July’23 Dun & Bradstreet D-U-N-S® No 85-932-0620 www.cloudkaptan.com Theme Based Category Management Details Exporter of the Year – Services Manoj K Agarwal MD and Chairman CloudKaptan Consultancy Services Private Limited About the Company: Established in 2014 and based in Kolkata, CloudKaptan is a consulting, business solutions and IT service company offering advisory, custom application development, implementation, and managed services. Export Highlights: Company’s total revenue increased by 77% from INR 32.8 Cr in FY21 to INR 58.7 Cr in FY22. Exports accounted for about 99% of the total revenue and saw a growth of 77% over last year. Americas (48%) and Europe (15%) accounted for most of the company’s IT and consulting services exports for FY22. Business Highlights Company has accomplished 100+ integrations across the globe with key third party data/solution providers Company serves 28+ active customers worldwide and is also the largest implementation partners of Q2 lending solutions (salesforce app exchange) Dun & Bradstreet D-U-N-S® No 87-407-2898 Dun & Bradstreet