Ahmad Iftikhar
I build immersive digital experiences and the software behind them, mostly in AR, VR, and games. If it feels like magic and still runs at scale, that's the sweet spot I'm after.
Turning bold ideas into immersive reality
I'm Ahmad Iftikhar, a technology leader and CTO who has spent over a decade turning ambitious ideas into immersive AR, VR, and game experiences.
I started out as a game developer and grew into a CTO, founding Elytra Studios along the way. These days I lead teams that build spatial computing products, games, and interactive experiences for clients around the world. I've had a hand in more than 200 shipped projects across gaming, XR, healthcare, education, retail, and marketing.
The way I lead is pretty simple. I hire people who are smarter than me, give them a clear mission, clear the obstacles out of their way, and make it safe to experiment. I'm convinced the next decade belongs to spatial computing and AI-native tools, and I want to keep building at that edge.
Passions that drive the work
These are the areas where I love to spend my energy, and where I think the most interesting problems live right now.
A living skills ecosystem
More than a checklist. This is how my engineering, design, and leadership skills connect and feed into each other.
Where I build & lead
Current and past ventures shaping the future of immersive technology.
Selected work
A body of AR, VR, Unity, Unreal, and animation work. Filter by discipline, and tap any cover to play the demo.
Vision First
Every line of code should serve a story worth telling.
People Over Process
Great teams build great products. Culture is the real architecture.
Bias to Ship
Momentum compounds. Learn in public, iterate relentlessly.
Curiosity Always
The edge of what's possible is my favorite place to work.
Why people bring me in
A short, honest answer to the question every good collaboration starts with.
I've shipped, not just planned
Over 200 projects delivered across AR, VR, and games. I've seen what actually breaks in production, so I build with that in mind from day one.
A founder who still codes
As founder and CTO of Elytra Studios, I sit between the technical reality and the business goal. I can talk to your engineers and your investors in the same meeting.
XR is my home turf
Unity, Unreal, ARKit, ARCore, WebXR, Meta Quest. Whatever the platform, chances are I've already broken it and figured out how to fix it.
I build teams, not dependence
I want to leave your team stronger and more self-sufficient than I found it. Success for me is when you outgrow needing me around.
Let's build something extraordinary together.
Got an ambitious product in mind, an XR idea you want to explore, or just want to talk shop? I'd genuinely love to hear from you.
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