Summary
Pence Mataria is a founder and CEO with 8 years of experience building advanced aerial robotics and MAV systems, currently leading Stride Dynamics to deliver enterprise robotics solutions from India to global markets. Previously as COO at CDSpace he scaled operations, achieved type certification, drove 5x revenue growth and led development of India's first medical delivery drone and long-endurance surveillance VTOLs. An IIT Kanpur aerospace graduate, he founded and grew Aerial Robotics IITK into a high-performing team that produced award-winning swarm, mapping and autonomous flight systems and represented India internationally. Pence blends deep hands-on engineering with product and operations leadership, comfortable from low-level controls and ML detection to supply chain and field deployment. He is passionate about creating “artworks” — products where ambitious technology and business strategy fuse — and has a track record of turning student-led research into industry-grade solutions. Based in Rajkot, he pairs technical rigor with stakeholder-savvy outreach to government, defense and commercial partners.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur