Overview
Doodle Labs is a Marina del Rey, CA-based manufacturer of Mesh Rider mesh-radio datalinks for drones/UAS command and control and video transmission. Founded by Nimesh Parikh, the company received a .6M Tactical Funding Increase from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for beamforming technology.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
DEPLOY Intelligence
Market intelligence for physical AI
Analyst-grade signals, competitive tracking, and investment context across the global physical AI landscape. Launching 2026.
Key facts
HQ
Type
Product
Presence
Founder
Key product
U.S. AFRL contract
Partners
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Safety record
No incidents on record for Doodle Labs.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Doodle Labs in third-party press
Doodle Labs Expands European Strategy to Support NATO-Aligned Autonomous Systems Programs - The National Law Review
Doodle Labs Introduces New Nano² Mesh Rider Radio - Unmanned Systems Technology
Doodle Labs’ Ash Parikh on jamming, anti-jamming, and drone warfare - Interesting Engineering
Supplies to (1)
Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Doodle Labs?
- Doodle Labs is a Marina del Rey, CA-based manufacturer of Mesh Rider mesh-radio datalinks for drones/UAS command and control and video transmission. Founded by Nimesh Parikh, the company received a .6M Tactical Funding Increase from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for beamforming technology.
- What does Doodle Labs make?
- Doodle Labs has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Doodle Labs builds physical robots.
- Where is Doodle Labs headquartered?
- Doodle Labs is headquartered in Marina del Rey, California, USA.
- Is Doodle Labs a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Doodle Labs ranks in roughly the top 51% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Is Doodle Labs safe?
- Doodle Labs has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Doodle Labs.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Doodle Labs from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Doodle Labs Expands European Strategy to Support NATO-Aligned Autonomous Systems Programs - The National Law Review
<a…
Doodle Labs Introduces New Nano² Mesh Rider Radio - Unmanned Systems Technology
<a…
Doodle Labs’ Ash Parikh on jamming, anti-jamming, and drone warfare - Interesting Engineering
<a…
Black Widow Multirotor Drone Calls on Doodle Labs Radios for Anti-Jamming - Unmanned Systems Technology
<a…
Doodle Labs Provides Scalable Radio Solutions for High-Volume Deployment - Unmanned Systems Technology
<a…
Doodle Labs’ Mini Mesh Rider Radio at XPONENTIAL 2025 - Unmanned Systems Technology
<a…
Doodle Labs Unveils Mobile App for Managing Mesh Networks - Unmanned Systems Technology
<a…
Anti-Jamming Drones: Enhancing Battlefield Resilience - Dronelife
<a…
Mesh Radios Integrated into New NDAA-Compliant Astro UAS - Unmanned Systems Technology
<a…
Doodle Labs named to Fast Company’s list of the world’s most innovative companies - Vertical Mag
<a…
How battlefield testing has validated the long-range wireless systems from Doodle Labs - Fast Company
<a…
Doodle Labs launches Sense interference avoidance features - The Robot Report
<a…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/doodle-labs.md
- RSS feed: /companies/doodle-labs/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/aca2ad25-61c1-4d3c-af5c-0f3cd15472d5
- Revision history: /companies/doodle-labs/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Doodle Labs against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 20, 2026