Joel Ifill
CTO of Solideon, joined ~April 2022 after advising informally. Over a decade of engineering experience; began as a project manager at Bettis, then founded airdrop-logistics company DASH Systems in 2017. FAA-authorized airdrop specialist holding 5 patents in precision aerial delivery.
Ifill trained as a welding engineer (Pennsylvania College of Technology) and began his career at Bechtel, including a stint at the Bettis-affiliated nuclear/defense engineering unit, before spending roughly ten months at Aerojet Rocketdyne working on precision kinetic weapons systems. In 2017 he founded DASH Systems, a Hawthorne, CA airdrop-logistics startup that dropped guided cargo pods from aircraft into remote or disaster-stricken areas; DASH raised an $8M seed round led by 8VC in December 2020 and worked with clients including the Office of Naval Research and Air Force Special Operations Command. Ifill holds multiple patents in precision aerial delivery and is an FAA-authorized airdrop specialist. He advised Solideon informally for several months before joining full-time as CTO around April 2022 -- he was not one of the company's original co-founders, who were Oluseun Taiwo and Anthony Dean.
Overview
- Role
- CTO, Solideon
- Based in
- Berkeley, CA, USA
- Prior experience
- Bettis (project manager), DASH Systems (founder)
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Frequently asked
- Who is Joel Ifill?
- Ifill trained as a welding engineer (Pennsylvania College of Technology) and began his career at Bechtel, including a stint at the Bettis-affiliated nuclear/defense engineering unit, before spending roughly ten months at Aerojet Rocketdyne working on precision kinetic weapons systems. In 2017 he founded DASH Systems, a Hawthorne, CA airdrop-logistics startup that dropped guided cargo pods from aircraft into remote or disaster-stricken areas; DASH raised an $8M seed round led by 8VC in December 2020 and worked with clients including the Office of Naval Research and Air Force Special Operations Command. Ifill holds multiple patents in precision aerial delivery and is an FAA-authorized airdrop specialist. He advised Solideon informally for several months before joining full-time as CTO around April 2022 -- he was not one of the company's original co-founders, who were Oluseun Taiwo and Anthony Dean.
- What is Joel Ifill's role?
- Joel Ifill is CTO, Solideon, based in Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Where did Joel Ifill work before?
- Joel Ifill's prior roles include Bettis (project manager), DASH Systems (founder).
Sources & citations5
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Solideon's founding team page names CTO Joel Ilfill, founder of airdrop-logistics company DASH Systems, holder of 5 patents in precision aerial delivery
Solideon: About — SolideonVerified2026-08-02 - 2
DASH Systems founded 2017, Hawthorne CA, MiLA Capital angel round, guided cargo pods up to 50 lbs, clients incl. ONR/AFSOC
Los Angeles Business Journal: Airdrop Service Dash Delivers Proof of ConceptVerified2026-08-09 - 3
DASH raised $8M seed led by 8VC, Dec 2020; investors incl. Tusk, Loup, Trust Ventures, Perot Jain, MiLA
TechCrunch: Dash Systems raises $8M for precision-airdrops-as-a-service at distant and disaster-stricken destinationsVerified2020-12-16 - 4
Ifill worked as welding engineer in aerospace/defense; DASH founding motivation tied to family in Barbados affected by hurricanes
FreightWaves: DASH Systems raises $8M seed round for next-day precision airdropVerified2020-12-17 - 5
Solideon was founded in 2022 by Anthony Dean and Oluseun Taiwo; Joel Ifill joined later as CTO, not an original co-founder
Tracxn: Solideon - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & CompetitorsReported2026-08-09