Mr. Abhishek Vinod Singh
(MSc5/PHY/2002)
Mr. Abhishek Vinod Singh is a serial entrepreneur and technology leader, currently serving as CEO and Co-founder of AiDASH, an enterprise AI company transforming grid resilience for electric utilities through its pioneering platform that unifies vegetation, asset, wildfire and storm intelligence. He completed an integrated M.Sc. in Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, graduating in 2002.
Following his education at IIT Kanpur, he began his professional career in the technology sector, working with companies including Infosys, Xora and Arcot before moving into entrepreneurship. Mr. Singh has built and led multiple technology ventures across enterprise mobility, mobile applications and software.
In 2005, he co-founded DbyDX Software, where he served as CEO and led operations, sales and marketing, with responsibility for the company's P&L and the development of mobile solutions for the retail, travel and e-commerce sectors. DbyDX was subsequently merged with Kellton Tech Solutions, where he took on leadership responsibilities, serving as Senior Vice President and later COO of its U.S. operations. His responsibilities included global operations, business strategy, sales, alliances, key-account management and mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Singh also co-founded Edureka and served as its Director, contributing to business-model development, product conceptualisation, development and launches. He later continued with Edureka as an advisor while holding a minority stake in the company. In 2019, he co-founded AiDASH, where he currently serves as CEO and Co-founder. Powered by SatelliteFirstTM Inspection & Monitoring, AiDASH delivers comprehensive visibility across the entire grid at the right frequency and budget, using the right data modality. More than 200 customers trust AiDASH to keep the lights on, spend where it counts, and defend every decision - Securing Tomorrow across every mile of the grid.
Throughout his career, Mr. Singh has worked across technology, enterprise mobility, business development, operations and entrepreneurship, with experience spanning developed and emerging markets. He has also been recognised as a thought leader in enterprise AI and climate adaptation and has participated as a keynote speaker at international conferences and industry events. His entrepreneurial journey reflects a sustained engagement with technology-led innovation, from mobile and enterprise software to AI-enabled platforms addressing large-scale industrial and sustainability challenges.
Mr. Singh is named as a co-inventor on 9 patents, and the AiDASH portfolio includes more than 30 patents and patent applications across the United States, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO/PCT), and Canada.
Under his leadership, AiDASH has been recognised globally for climate adaptation. It was one of 12 winners of the BloombergNEF Pioneers Award 2025, in the "Boosting Climate Adaptation Capabilities" category, and has been named to TIME's America's Top GreenTech Companies (2024, 2025, 2026) and the Global Cleantech 100 (2026).
In 2025, Mr. Singh received the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Bay Area Award. He was recognised for pioneering the use of AI and satellites to help utilities prevent wildfires, reduce outages, and manage storm risk - work that places him among the leading climate-resilient infrastructure innovators in the United States.
Honouring his distinguished contributions to entrepreneurship, technology innovation and enterprise AI, and his sustained impact as a technology entrepreneur and business leader, IIT Kanpur confers upon Mr. Abhishek Vinod Singh the Distinguished Alumni Award 2026 under the category of Entrepreneurship & Management.