Best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech Companies in Gujarat, India
The 46 best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech companies in Gujarat, India in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Axio.
Our analysis of 50 Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech companies
$31.9b in tracked funding; 90% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
Ranked: Best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech companies in Gujarat
| # | Company | Revenue | Disclosed funding | Revenue YoY | Tech stack | Web popularity | Founder | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Axio Developer of advanced haemostat and wound care dressing products | $2M FY2024 | $21M | -17% | React RouterReactAmazon Web Services+13 | Top 5M | Leo Mavely Founder & CEO | — |
| 2 | Electrobotic Provider of camera-based drone systems for consumers | $2M FY2025 | — | +24% | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+31 | Top 1M | Hem Soparkar Founder | — |
| 3 | Sumeru Microwave Communications Manufacturer of satellite communication antennas, VSAT, and related control systems | $1M FY2025 | — | -29% | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | Top 50M | Sudhanshu Singh Owner & CEO | — |
| 4 | Dronelab Provider of drone-based services for surveying, construction, agriculture, and inspection | $921K FY2025 | — | +117% | PHPCodeIgniterBootstrap+10 | Top 10M | Nikhil Methiya Founder | — |
| 5 | PierSight Developer a constellation of SAR and AIS satellites for persistent maritime surveillance 48Growth top 21%Moat top 43%Funding top 48%Tech top 48% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 21% Moattop 43% Fundingtop 48% Techtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Fin. healthbottom 46% Globalbottom 45% Newsbottom 40% Marketbottom 35% Growth: Revenue +270% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Moat: Top 47% by revenue among 139 tracked Data as a Service companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $602K FY2025 | $7M | +270% | Framer SitesZohoReact+17 | Top 10M | Gaurav Seth Co-Founder & CEO | 1 launch |
| 6 | Gridbots Robotics manufacturing solutions for industrial use | $577K FY2025 | $1M | -20% | Google MapsBootstrapNginx+11 | Top 5M | Pulkit Gaur Founder & CTO | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 7 | EnerComp Solutions Provider of drone-based data acquisition, processing, and analytics services | $528K FY2025 | $1M | -21% | Cart FunctionalityOdooPostgreSQL+15 | Top 5M | Jatin Patel Co-Founder | 2 job openings · 2 launchs |
| 8 | Optimized Electrotech AI-powered surveillance and access control systems 32Talent top 28%Funding top 41%AI top 45%Moat top 46% All 11 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 41% AItop 45% Moattop 46% Newstop 47% Techtop 49% Productbottom 45% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Growthbottom 37% Fin. healthbottom 18% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $6.3M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 7 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $443K FY2025 | $6M | -31% | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | Top 5M | Dharin Shah Co-Founder & Executive Director | — |
| 9 | insideFPV Manufacturer of first-person view drones, drone labs, and drone pilot training 57Tech top 29%Innovation top 32%Growth top 32%Moat top 39% All 12 signals ▾Techtop 29% Innovationtop 32% Growthtop 32% Moattop 39% Fundingtop 46% Producttop 48% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 45% Marketbottom 41% Fin. healthbottom 41% Globalbottom 37% Partnersbottom 35% Tech: 43 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Innovation: 10 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $314K FY2025 | $880K | +81% | Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+21 | Top 1M | Arth Chowdhary Founder / Ceo | 1 job opening · 1 award |
Top 12 Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech companies in Gujarat
#1
Series A · Ahmedabad, Gujarat · founded 2017 · 134 employees$6.3Mraised▾
AI-powered surveillance and access control systems. It build high-end Electro-Optic surveillance systems for Strategic and Commercial buyers. Its vision is to become a global leader in providing security solutions to national and international defence and aerospace organizations. The company envisages to become a player of reckoning in homeland security, defense intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and machine vision. It offers a suite of products incorporating thermal imaging, multi-spectral capabilities, and advanced weapon sights. Solutions are tailored to meet specific security threats and budgetary constraints, focusing on automated threat detection and minimal human intervention. The technology is applicable to both civilian and defense sectors.
- Apr 2026Series A$3.7M
- Mar 2025Series A$6M
- Jan 2023Series A$2.4M
- Apr 2022Series A$1.2M
#2
Seed · Ahmedabad, Gujarat · founded 2023$5.5Mraised▾
Platform offering thermal intelligence from space using microsatellite constellation data. It offers real-time processing and AI-powered insights derived from temperature variations. The company’s technology supports applications in agriculture, climate modelling, weather forecasting, renewable energy, and natural disaster management. It also caters to environmental conservation, archaeology, geology, and urban planning sectors.
- Apr 2026Seed$2.2M
- Dec 2024Seed$3.3M
#3
Seed · Surat, Gujarat · founded 2020 · 45 employees$879.9Kraised▾
Manufacturer of first-person view drones, drone labs, and drone pilot training. The company provides drones for agriculture and defense applications. It offers drone lab setups designed for research, training, and UAV development. Pilot training programs are available to create drone pilots.
- Jan 2026Seed$660.5K
- Nov 2024Seed$356.3K
- Sep 2023Seed$421.1K
- Jul 2023Seed—
#4
Seed · Ahmedabad, Gujarat · founded 2023$6.6Mraised▾
Developer a constellation of SAR and AIS satellites for persistent maritime surveillance. It combines SAR for radar imaging with AIS for vessel tracking on a single platform, addressing limitations in traditional Earth observation like infrequent revisits. The company’s technology excels in all-weather imaging and comprehensive ocean coverage. Data processing is low-latency, enabling actionable insights. Solutions address illegal fishing, oil spill detection, and exclusive economic zone protection. It also supports maritime insurance and shipping operations.
- May 2025Seed—
- Dec 2023Seed$6M
- Sep 2023Seed$600K
#5
Seed · Ahmedabad, Gujarat · founded 2025$1.1Mraised▾
Developer of satellite platforms and station-keeping services for very low orbits. The company engineers propulsion-first satellite platforms designed for operation in very low Earth orbits. It offers a ready-to-fly bus that integrates propulsion, platform, and operations. The company provides complete station-keeping and orbital maintenance services.
- Jan 2026Grant (prize money)$111.2K
- May 2025Seed$1M
#6
Seed · Ahmedabad, Gujarat · founded 2020$3Mraised▾
Manufacturer of rockets and provider of space technology workshops. The company engineers rockets for small and nano satellites. They conduct workshops focused on space technology. The organization facilitates technology and knowledge exchange.
- Jul 2025Seed$3M
#7
Seed · Ahmedabad, Gujarat · founded 2013 · 8 employees$1Mraised▾
Provider of drone-based data acquisition, processing, and analytics services. The company offers unmanned aerial vehicle services using various sensors for data collection. It provides data processing, including conversions, orthomosaic generation, and 3D bathymetry. The company also offers drone-based solutions for infrastructure, agriculture, energy, and utility sectors.
- Jun 2025Angel$233K
- Mar 2024Seed$238.6K
- Mar 2023Seed$316.8K
- Dec 2021Seed$224.6K
#8
Series B · Ahmedabad, Gujarat · founded 2008 · 70 employees$20.6Mraised▾
Developer of advanced haemostat and wound care dressing products. The company provides solutions for bleeding control during surgical procedures and trauma events. It offers wound care dressings designed for effective management of various wound types. The products utilize biomaterials and technologies focused on haemostasis and wound healing.
- Jul 2021Series B$6M
- Jan 2020Series B$5M
- Jan 2018Series B$7.4M
- 2016Series A$2.1M
#9
Seed · Ahmedabad, Gujarat · founded 2023$28.3Kraised▾
Developer of hybrid-electric STOL aircraft. Its mission is to provide a safe, efficient, and advanced air travel experience for the future. It is building next-generation hybrid-electric STOL aircraft that can take off and land from spaces as small and simple as a bus stop—unlocking true mass aviation, where flying becomes as easy and accessible as taking a bus. It focus is on integrating cutting-edge technology and revolutionary design to develop hybrid-electric STOL aircraft that set new standards for environmental responsibility and performance.
- Oct 2025Grant (prize money)$28.3K
- Seed—
#10
Seed · Ahmedabad, Gujarat · founded 2007 · 8 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Robotics manufacturing solutions for industrial use. It creates various robotics manipulators, AGVs, and machine vision applications for industries such as industrial operations, consumer robotics, defense and homeland, space robotics, nuclear robotics, sorting systems, web inspection, bottle inspection, and hazmat solutions. It also provides material transport, end of line automation, robotic manipulators, and accessories for various industries. Its products include robots for homes, defense, industries, societies, and residential apartments, research organizations, and designers.
- Jan 2024Seed$1.2M
- Aug 2009Conventional Debt—
#11
Seed · Ahmedabad, Gujarat · founded 2019 · 46 employees$4.6Mraised▾
Manufacturer of small satellites, subsystems, testing services, and related technologies. They offer end-to-end solutions for satellite constellations, including automated testing and scalable manufacturing. The company provides capacity building for emerging space nations. It offers a platform for in-orbit demonstration of payloads. They cater to entire mega constellations with vertically integrated manufacturing.
- May 2020Seed$4.6M
#12
Seed · Ahmedabad, Gujarat · founded 2016 · 33 employees—raised▾
Provider of drone-based services for surveying, construction, agriculture, and inspection. It delivers aerial data and insights for various applications. Services include mapping, progress tracking, and infrastructure digitization. The company also offers drone pilot training courses.
- Feb 2025Angel—
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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How research on Launch Vehicles is moving in India
A read on the academic research around Launch Vehicles — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 215 India-affiliated papers.
- Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre34
- Indian Space Research Organisation27
- ISRO Propulsion Complex22
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras16
- Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology13
- Aerospace engineering2→7
- Rocket (weapon)2→4
- Aerospace engineering8→27
- Propellant1→13
- Rocket engine10→19
- Injector4→11
- Rocket (weapon)9→16
- Rocket (weapon)9
- Aerospace engineering6
- Rocket engine6
- Propellant4
- Coolant3
Where launch vehicles is researched across India
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing launch vehicles patents in India
India launch vehicles patent filing is accelerating — 35 filings from 12 assignees (2020–2025), led by Agnikul Cosmos, Indian Space RES Organisation, Undire Atharva; annual filings 1→11.
- Agnikul Cosmos22
- Indian Space RES Organisation7
- Undire Atharva3
- Manjunatha K3
- Manjunatha Manjula2
- K Sivan1
- R Hutton1
- Deepan NEGI1
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