The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Doodle Labs: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
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
Key facts
HQ
Type
Product
Presence
Founder
Key product
U.S. AFRL contract
Partners
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Doodle Labs has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Draganfly1× joint
- 2Evolve Dynamics1× joint
Most recent
Doodle Labs on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Nimesh Parikh Founderreported, not verified
Founders (1)
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
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
Mentioned on (2)
Registry pages whose text names Doodle Labs.
Robots and products (1)
People (1)
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.
Partnerships
2 total · 2 just announced
Every company Doodle Labs has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1Draganfly1× joint
- 2Evolve Dynamics1× joint
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- doodle-labs x Evolve DynamicswithEvolve Dynamicstechnology—just announced
- doodle-labs x DraganflywithDraganflytechnology—just announced
Timeline
Every recorded move in Doodle Labs’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Red Cat Holdings
2026-06-27Supply: mesh-radio to Red Cat Holdings
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)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
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.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Doodle Labs from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Doodle Labs Exits L.A.
Doodle Labs, a connectivity specialist founded in Singapore, has joined a slew of aerospace manufacturers in leaving California. The startup, led by brothers Amol and Ashish…
Doodle Labs Brings Long-Range Digital Communications to Small FPV Drones
The lightweight Nano² radio supports high-quality video, interference avoidance and networked operations for military and commercial users By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill…
Doodle Labs eyes US, European production sites as demand soars for jam-resistant drones
Doodle Labs hopes to turn its success in equipping jam-hardened drones in Ukraine into additional production sites in Europe and he United States.
Doodle Labs Expands European Strategy to Support NATO-Aligned Autonomous Systems Programs
Doodle Labs Introduces New Nano² Mesh Rider Radio
Doodle Labs’ Ash Parikh on jamming, anti-jamming, and drone warfare
Black Widow Multirotor Drone Calls on Doodle Labs Radios for Anti-Jamming
Doodle Labs Provides Scalable Radio Solutions for High-Volume Deployment
Doodle Labs’ Mini Mesh Rider Radio at XPONENTIAL 2025
Doodle Labs Unveils Mobile App for Managing Mesh Networks
Anti-Jamming Drones: Enhancing Battlefield Resilience
Mesh Radios Integrated into New NDAA-Compliant Astro UAS
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
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Doodle Labs draws attention at the 60th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
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: Oct 18, 2026