Nine young engineer graduates from Goa come together in the last year of their college to come up with a small IT start-up ‘Cidroy Infotech’ which was later funded by the State as well as the Central government and today is handling prestigious clients in India and across the globe. The Goan explores this magnificent leap that rests on the strong foundation of lasting friendship
It began as an idea shared between nine student engineers who were in their last year at the Goa College of Engineering. Cidroy Infotech was a concept nurtured not in the boardrooms but in the hostel wings and late-night dorm sessions, recalls A M Ramaraju, the CMO at Cidroy Infotech. What started as a student-driven passion to build meaningful products through software engineering has now grown into a 55-member organisation working with government bodies, large enterprises, and global startups having their base at Dabolim in South Goa.
Apart from A M Ramaraju, the team consists of Nishant Singh, Nikhil Singh, Akshay Shekhawat, K Karthikeyan, Kundan Singh, Arun Singh Rathore, Priyesh Pandey and Vicky – all working together to build up their future along with that of the nation. Cydroy Technologies LLP is now an Indian defence-focussed IT and infrastructural solutions company offering secure access-control systems, network engineering, system integration, AMC solutions and deployment of skilled engineers at defence establishments.
Cidroy portfolio includes clients such as Dream 11, Hived Music, Wrangler, Edgistify, Yatrikart, Hyuga Life, Sun Pharma, Asian Cricket Council, Adure - Real Estate Portal, Aqdar Writes, GVNN News, Fitness Konnect, Calaytics and Indian Navy, Government of Goa and Indian Airforce. Currenty the company is supporting multiple aspirational and technical requirements at Indian Navy’s Project Seabird at Karwar.
The company bagged this crucial project because of its proven execution with the Indian Navy, and its defence ready engineering team, that had rapid mobilisation capability. The team is also seasoned with strong documentation practices, vendor-neutral integration, high reliability with SLA-driven support and scalable for multi-site Defence projects.
Strengthening India’s Defence and critical infrastructure
One of most defining achievements has been its deep work in the Defence sector. The company works closely with the Indian Navy on perimeter security and surveillance technologies, and has previously collaborated with the Indian Air Force. The team is now preparing to broaden its footprint across Public Sector Undertakings including Indian Railways, HPCL, and others, powered by their in-house platform and CWMS. CWMS means a secure, centralised platform designed for defence bases to manage all personnel, visitors, contractors and vehicles entering a military installation. It provides digital identity, real-time monitoring and complete audit trails – creating a smart, secure and traceable movement ecosystem.
Akshay Shekhawat, director (defence & infrastructure) underscores this mission clearly, “We are not just building indigenous solutions for Defence; we aim to be an integral part of strengthening national security. CWMS is the first step toward enhancing the surveillance and security capabilities of our tri-services.”
Defence establishments need CWMS because manual registers cause delays and inconsistencies, no real-time visibility for officers or security teams, hard to manage large contractor workforces, visitor verification is time consuming, difficult to maintain audit-compliant logs, and higher chances of unauthorised access. When operations grow, manual systems can’t keep up. This is when CWMS comes into the picture. It is useful at naval bases and dockyards, army cantonments, air-force stations, ammunitions/ ordinance depots, DRDO labs and secure research centres, workshops and restricted zones.
Engineering partners for enterprises & high-growth startups
Beyond Defence, Cidroy Infotech has carved out a role as a trusted Technical Solution Partner (TSP) for both enterprises and fast-growing startups. Their focus is on delivering high-quality engineering and product development, often functioning as an extended founding team for the companies they support.
CMO AMJ Ramaraju explains their strategy, “We work with some of the most ambitious startups, serving as their Technical Solution Partners—or TSPs, our flagship engagement model. Having built solutions for large-scale organisations, we now want to bring the same engineering excellence to the startup ecosystem. From 2026, we will partner with only five startups a year to maintain this focus. We are currently working with YC-backed Tailor, Japan-based partners, and Indore-based Yatrikart, and are now selecting the next three companies to join our portfolio.”
A Goa-based R&D company with global ambition
The core capabilities of Cidroy are secure systems, smarter bases and stronger defence. What they mean by this is offering access-control and security automation including smart gate automation, RFID/QR/Biometric access, vehicles/personnel identity checks as well as integration with CCTV and detection systems. It also offers IT and network infrastructural solutions – structural cabling, securing L2/L3 switching, network architecture and segmentation, VLAN policy design, DNS, IP schema and naming conventions as well as data centre layout and technical documentation.
System integration and lifecycle AMC, multi-system/hardware integration, preventive and corrective maintenance, SLA-based AMC services, technical audits and reporting are some of the core capabilities. The company also deals with technical engineering deployment (outstaffing) like supply and deployment of qualified engineers, access-control and surveillance technicians, filed engineers and documentation and support staff.
While India’s major tech hubs continue to dominate the headlines, Cidroy Infotech is intentionally building a global R&D culture from Goa—a place not traditionally associated with deep-tech innovation. Yet for CEO Nishant Singh, this is exactly the point, “Cidroy Infotech will always be an R&D-driven organisation, not just another IT services company. Every solution and partnership we pursue will be strategic and rooted in delivering real value. Being in Goa, we want to prove that global R&D companies can emerge from regions that people least expect. Our purpose is to build technology that simplifies adoption and makes innovation accessible.”
