iBase-t

When Lockheed Martin assembles a fighter jet, when Pratt & Whitney builds an engine, or when NASA builds the James Webb Space Telescope, thousands of operations, parts, and quality checks must be coordinated without a single mistake. That’s exactly what iBase-t does.

For 40 years, this California-based family-owned company has been developing software that serves as the digital backbone for the world’s most demanding manufacturing facilities. Its Solumina platform connects design, production, quality control, and maintenance teams in real time—replacing mountains of paper and spreadsheets with a single, reliable, and traceable system.

Founded in 1986 by Amrik Singh Poonian, the company is now led by his son, Naveen. After narrowly avoiding bankruptcy following the founder’s death in 1998, the family persevered and built a global leader in the industry. In 2026, the TA Associates fund TA Associates in iBase-t to accelerate its growth and the integration of artificial intelligence into its tools.