Ivo Boscarol (Slovene: [ˈiːʋɔ]; Italian: [boskaˈrɔl]), born 15 April 1956, is the founder of Pipistrel, a producer of ultralight and light aircraft, based in Ajdovščina, Slovenia.

His father Augusto Boscarol, a machine engineer, spent several young years as a test pilot at the Aermacchi, an Italian aircraft manufacturer.

After a struggling first decade the markets began to open up following the exhibition of Pipistrel Sinus ultra-light aircraft at the 1995 AERO Friedrichshafen European general aviation trade show.

[9] Most visible was the successful participation at several NASA Centennial Challenges, prize contests aimed at engaging the public at large to help advance the aeronautic and space technologies.

[11] The most important of all was the participation at the Google-sponsored 2011 NASA Green Flight Challenge (GFC) competition with a $1,350.000 main prize, the largest in aviation history.

The competing aircraft were required to fly 200 miles (320 km) in less than two hours; reach an average speed of at least 100 mph (160 km/h); take off at a distance of less than 2,000 feet (610 m) to clear a 50-foot (15 m) obstacle; deliver a decibel rating of less than 78 dBA at full-power takeoff while using less than one US gallon (3.8 L) of gasoline per occupant.