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Endure Air Systems Secures ₹30 Crore Government Backing for Heavy-Lift Drone Platform

Dr Abhishek, Co-founder and Director of EndureAir Systems | Photo Credit: EndureAir Systems

India’s drone and autonomous aviation sector continues to gain momentum as Endure Air Systems, an IIT Kanpur-incubated startup, has secured ₹30 crore under the Government of India’s Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) initiative. The funding will support the development and expansion of the company’s next-generation heavy-lift unmanned aerial vehicle platform, SABAL-200. Funding to Accelerate Drone … Read more

The Founders Who Skipped the Pitch Deck — and Still Hit $500K in 7 Months

Optiflux Founders

Exclusive Interview The Founders Who Skipped the Pitch Deck — and Still Hit $500K in 7 Months 8 min read AI · Operations Research · Deep Tech India In an era where every startup races to build an LLM wrapper and survive on investor runway, the founders of OptiFlux made a contrarian bet: solve hard … Read more

Vikra Ocean Tech Raises $1 Million to Build Indigenous Ocean Robotics and Defence Solutions

Vikra Ocean Tech

April 2026 | DeepTech and Defence Innovation News | India – Chennai-based deeptech startup Vikra Ocean Tech has raised $1 million in a seed funding round led by Finvolve and India Accelerator. The funding will be used to scale production, strengthen sales across defence and government sectors, and build consistent long-term revenue streams. Focus on … Read more

Nava Raises $22 Million in Series A to Build AI Cloud and Data Centre Infrastructure in Asia

Abhinav Sinha, Vamshidhar Reddy, and Abhijeet Singh, co-founders, Nava

Nava, an emerging artificial intelligence infrastructure startup, has raised $22 million in a Series A funding round led by Greenoaks Capital. The round also saw participation from RTP Global and Unicorn India Ventures, signaling strong investor confidence in the growing demand for AI infrastructure across Asia. Funding to Build AI Cloud Infrastructure in Asia-Pacific Nava … Read more

Raana Semiconductors Raises $3 Million Seed Round

RSPL

Pune, India | January 2026: Indian deeptech startup Raana Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. (RSPL) has raised $3 million (approximately ₹25 crore) in a seed funding round led by Equirus Innovatex Fund and Artha Venture Fund, with participation from IvyCap Ventures, PointOne Capital, CIIE Initiatives (IIMA Ventures), and angel investor Garimella Laxminarayana. The latest investment marks Raana … Read more