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About Us

Built by engineers, for the next generation of hardware engineers.

Our Mission

Bridge the gap between academic learning and industry demands — and accelerate the journey of future semiconductor engineers.

74K+Udemy Students
Top 1KInstructors Globally
2023Founded in India
Kumar Khandagle

Kumar Khandagle

Founder & Lead Instructor

VLSI & FPGAUdemy Bestseller4.5★ Rating

An alumnus of VJTI, Mumbai, Kumar began his career as a Research Scientist under the Department of Electronics, Government of India — working on indigenous MRI system development using FPGA-based gradient controllers and RF waveform generators. This early exposure to hardware systems for biomedical signal processing laid the foundation for his career.

He then transitioned to academia, serving as an Assistant Professor and leading the VLSI track under the SCOPE initiative — preparing students for industry-ready roles in semiconductor design.

Following academia, Kumar joined a fintech firm as a Senior FPGA Developer for High-Frequency Trading (HFT), building ultra-low-latency systems using Xilinx Alveo cards and Ultrascale FPGAs for nanosecond-level processing over PCIe.

For the past four years as a full-time Udemy instructor, Kumar has taught 74K+ students globally, ranked in the Top 1K instructors worldwide, with most courses included in Udemy for Business and adopted by semiconductor companies for internal training.

Core Expertise

RTL DesignFunctional VerificationSoC ArchitectureStatic Timing AnalysisClock Domain CrossingHFT FPGA Systems
Jayesh Khandagle

Jayesh Khandagle

Co-Founder & Software Development Lead

Java Full-Stack8+ Years ExperienceSPIT, Mumbai

An alumnus of SPIT, Mumbai, Jayesh brings over eight years of experience as a Senior Software Engineer specialising in Java full-stack development and scalable enterprise applications.

At ZS Associates, he was a key contributor to the Zaidyn healthcare analytics platform — building robust features in Java and Angular, and resolving critical PostgreSQL performance bottlenecks that significantly improved system reliability.

At Citius Tech, working on the MRR product team as a backend specialist, he was recognised with the "CTzen of the Month" award (2019) for resolving critical production issues impacting large-scale healthcare operations.

The architecture behind Namaste FPGA draws heavily from Jayesh's enterprise experience — ensuring reliability, adaptability, and performance optimisation for thousands of learners.

Core Expertise

Java & SpringAngularPostgreSQLAWSEnterprise Architecture

Namaste FPGA Technologies

Founded in August 2023 by a team of passionate engineers from leading global tech firms including ZS Associates, Amdocs, and Google — Namaste FPGA is on a mission to build the next-generation platform for FPGA training, AI accelerator development, and RISC processor innovation.

Our current focus includes development of an open-source hardware accelerator for regressive verification, designed to drastically reduce RTL simulation and verification cycles.

At Namaste FPGA, we believe in open learning, community-driven growth, and building tools that empower the next wave of hardware engineers.