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Best Drones Companies in Tamil Nadu, India

The 53 best Drones companies in Tamil Nadu, India in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Big Bang Boom Solutions.

53companies tracked
$98.3Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
7have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · DRONES × TAMIL NADU

Our analysis of 50 Drones companies

$8.9b in tracked funding; 92% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
92%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
5unicorns
2016median founding year
277kcombined LinkedIn audience
70%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Drones companies in Tamil Nadu

#CompanyRevenueDisclosed fundingEmployeesFoundedFounderTech stackRecent signals
1Garuda Aerospace
Provider of unmanned aerial vehicles for agricultural and industrial applications
60Moat top 28%Market top 36%Fin. health top 37%Talent top 38%
All 13 signals ▾
Moattop 28%
Markettop 36%
Fin. healthtop 37%
Talenttop 38%
Fundingtop 39%
Techtop 39%
Newstop 39%
Producttop 39%
Innovationbottom 48%
Growthbottom 47%
Partnersbottom 42%
Globalbottom 39%
Patentsbottom 36%
Moat: Top 2% by revenue among 252 tracked Drones companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10
Market: 105 employees (top 24% of High Tech) · Revenue ~$14.8M
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100
$15M
FY2025
$33M1052015Rithika Mohan
Co-Founder & Chief Administrative Officer
Node.jsReactNext.js App Router+111 expansion
2Dhaksha
Manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles for agriculture, defense, and enterprise
$6M
FY2025
$26M153
153 → 160 (+5%)
2019Sameer Sachidanand
CEO
WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+24—
3Tunga Aerospace Industries
Manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles for defense, commercial, and environmental use
$5M
FY2025
$1M—2020Bhaskar
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+15—
4Syfero
Manufacturer of DGCA certified agricultural drones for sustainable farming practices
$2M
FY2025
——2023Aravinth Raj
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+29—
5Big Bang Boom Solutions
Provider of combat weapon systems
60Growth top 27%Funding top 28%Talent top 28%Fin. health top 34%
All 11 signals ▾
Growthtop 27%
Fundingtop 28%
Talenttop 28%
Fin. healthtop 34%
Producttop 36%
Moattop 38%
Innovationbottom 48%
Marketbottom 44%
Techbottom 39%
Globalbottom 39%
Newsbottom 30%
Growth: Headcount 43 → 68 (+58%) across vintages · Revenue +336% YoY
Funding: Raised $34.9M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 7 yrs (1.3/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100
$1M
FY2024
$35M68
68 → 146 (+115%)
2018Praveen Dwarakanath
Co-Founder & CEO & Director
WordPressMySQLPHP+211 partnership
6MARSAERO INNOVATIONS
Provider of multiple drone accessories
$775K
FY2025
——2020Mathavan Valayapathy
Founder Director
——
7Takvaviya
Provider of data analytics solutions leveraging custom-built UAVs
$439K
FY2023
—112016Venkatraman Mahesh
Director
——
8ZUPPA
Manufacturer of drones and drones and related technologies
$417K
FY2024
$2M—2008Sai Pattabiram
Co-Founder & Managing Director & Head of Bussiness
Node.jsThree.jsBootstrap+16—
9Birdscale
Provider of an AI and UAV-based drone service solution for multiple applications
$377K
FY2023
——2019Hari Janarthanan
Co-Founder & CEO
——
10Aero360
Provider of multi-utility drones for aerial surveying and inspections
$330K
FY2025
—17
17 → 39 (+129%)
2014—WordPressMySQLZoho+151 job opening
11Lesoko Technologies
Online platform offering drone-based solar monitoring solutions
$306K
FY2025
—46
46 → 68 (+48%)
2018Abel Mathew
Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+221 job opening · 1 internship

Top 9 Drones companies in Tamil Nadu

#1
Series C · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2018 · 68 employees
$34.9Mraised
▾

Provider of combat weapon systems. It provides users with a company that builds unmanned tanks with a specific information bus for integration with an engine and transmission, hybrid combat armors, anti-drone defense systems, as well as drones for riot control and battle interfaces. It also offers drones for law enforcement agencies to prevent and punish crimes such as drug usage, arson, petty theft, spray paint or graffiti, and public urination.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 27%
Funding
top 28%
Talent
top 28%
Fin. health
top 34%
Product
top 36%
Moat
top 38%
Growth: Headcount 43 → 68 (+58%) across vintages · Revenue +336% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $34.9M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 7 yrs (1.3/yr) · Last round Angel (Oct 2025)
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 15k LinkedIn followers — 5.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. AkashaLabdhi Pvt.Ltd.) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Angel$170.6K
  • Sep 2024Series C$30M
  • Aug 2023Series B$716.8K
  • Feb 2023Series B$1.8M
Founders & team
Praveen DwarakanathCo-Founder & CEO & DirectorKrishna RaoCo-FounderRamaswamy ShivaramanCo-Founder & CTO & Director
Investors
Udtara Ventures, The Sunny Trust, Investec, Sri Investments, PitchRight Ventures, Keiretsu Forum
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerAstraElementorElementor Header & Footer BuilderGodaddyGoogle Adsense
#2
Series B · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2015 · 105 employees
$33.4Mraised
▾

Provider of unmanned aerial vehicles for agricultural and industrial applications. It designs, develops, manufactures, and operates unmanned aerial vehicles for a wide range of industrial and social‑impact use‑cases. It runs a hybrid model combining drone hardware manufacturing with Drone‑as‑a‑Service (DaaS) and remote‑pilot training. These systems facilitate crop monitoring, precision spraying, and data collection for various operational requirements. The business provides training programs for remote pilot certification and technical instruction. Equipment supports surveillance, mapping, and inspection tasks across multiple sectors.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 28%
Market
top 36%
Fin. health
top 37%
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 39%
Tech
top 39%
Moat: Top 2% by revenue among 252 tracked Drones companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 2 patents
Market: 105 employees (top 24% of High Tech) · Revenue ~$14.8M · ~5% of tracked Drones revenue (252 cos, FY2025)
Fin. health: Revenue ~$14.8M (FY2024) · Net margin 14.7% · Revenue +13% YoY
Audience (LinkedIn): 146k LinkedIn followers — 52.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Series B$1.2M
  • Apr 2025Series B$11.7M
  • Aug 2024Series B$4.3M
  • Mar 2024Series B$2.7M
Founders & team
Rithika MohanCo-Founder & Chief Administrative OfficerAgnishwar JayaprakashCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Hathor Corporate Advisors, Rishabh Homes, Bhagwativentures, Nirwana Growth, C D Investment, Rgkasat
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesBootstrapFacebook PixelGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#3
Seed · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2008
$1.6Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of drones and related technologies. It provides products, including indigenous drones, autopilot systems, and cybersecurity solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles for both defense and commercial applications.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 3.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Seed$1.5M
  • May 2025Seed$585K
  • Mar 2025Seed$57.3K
  • Nov 2024Seed$154.5K
Founders & team
Sai PattabiramCo-Founder & Managing Director & Head of BussinessVenkatesh SaiCo-Founder & Technical Director
Investors
Hiten Kotak Family Trust, Operational Energy Group, SME BOTS, IndiaNivesh, MapmyIndia, Garuda Aerospace
Tech stack
BootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCore-JsExpressGoogle Analytics
#4
Seed · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · founded 2018
$433.8Kraised
▾

Manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles for agriculture, security, and logistics. The company develops and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles using carbon fibre and aviation grade aluminium. These systems incorporate advanced sensors and processors. The company also develops friend or foe identifiers for defense applications.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 7how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
bottom 46%
Talent
bottom 45%
Moat
bottom 38%
Tech
bottom 36%
Growth
bottom 32%
Global
bottom 29%
Funding: Raised $434k across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 4 yrs (1.2/yr) · Last round Seed (Nov 2025)
Talent: 1 named leader on record
Moat: Top 74% by revenue among 1177 tracked Crop Tech companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Seed$248K
  • Aug 2025Angel$28.6K
  • Jun 2024Seed$80.4K
  • Dec 2023Angel$51.4K
Founders & team
Nandha KumarFounder & Managing Director
Investors
Vinners
Tech stack
All In One SeoAnime.JsBootstrapCore-JsElementorElementor Header & Footer Builder
#5
Acquired · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2019 · 153 employees
$25.9Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles for agriculture, defense, and enterprise. The company designs drones for precision spraying, surveillance, mapping, inspection, disaster management, construction, and security. It offers drones with swappable payloads and vertical take-off and landing capabilities. The company also provides solutions for mining, logistics, oil and gas, and forestry applications.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 14k LinkedIn followers — 5.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • May 2023Seed$485.5K
  • Dec 2022Seed—
  • Sep 2022Seed$4M
  • May 2021Angel$300.2K
Founders & team
Jayashree SatagopanCo-OwnerSameer SachidanandCEORamanathan NarayananDirector & CEO
Investors
Dare Ventures, Coromandel International
Tech stack
Contact Form 7Core-JsElementorFont AwesomeGodaddyGoogle Analytics
#6
Seed · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2020
$1.2Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles for defense, commercial, and environmental use. These aerial systems provide solutions for search and rescue, homeland security, and disaster management. The drones also support infrastructure inspection, traffic management, wildlife surveillance, and other applications. The company offers ongoing technical support and client support to ensure continuous operation.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Angel$879.4K
  • Feb 2023Angel$362.3K
Founders & team
BhaskarCo-Founder & CEOShankarCo-FounderRamesh MadhavanCo-Founder
Tech stack
AosApache Http ServerBootstrapBootstrap IconsGodaddyGoogle Font Api
#7
Deadpooled · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2005
$799.7Kraised
▾

Drone manufacturing and services

Founders & team
Sai PattabiramCo-FounderBhuvaneshwari SaiCo-FounderVenkatesh SaiCo-Founder
Investors
IndiaNivesh, K K Rathi, P V R N Iyer, Dinesh Sharma, SME BOTS, S H Basheer Ahmed
#8
Unfunded · Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu · founded 2022
—raised
▾

Innovative drone solutions for medical, surveillance, disaster management, and environmental monitoring. The company delivers cutting-edge, autonomous drone networks designed for emergency response, ensuring fast and reliable delivery of essential supplies. Specializing in creating tailored drone solutions for diverse sectors, they offer precision, reliability, and innovation. Their drones are equipped to transport essential medical supplies, monitor high-risk areas with thermal cameras, provide crucial data during natural disasters, and assist in environmental conservation efforts. The company focuses on revolutionizing healthcare and logistics by deploying a first response drone network. They are committed to building a safer, healthier future with innovative drone technology, enhancing and saving lives globally. The company's solutions transform industries and support communities through advanced aerial technology.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 29k LinkedIn followers — 10.6% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 10 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +10 · hiring: Marketing Communications Executive, Type Certification & Compliance Officer
Founders & team
Anugraha GanesanCo-Founder & CEODinesh BalurajCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Forge, Amrita TBI
Tech stack
Anime.JsCore-JsElementorGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGsap
#9
Seed · Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu · founded 2023
—raised
▾

Aviation and aerospace component manufacturing company. It offers solutions for aerial inspections, 2D and 3D mapping, agricultural spraying, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Seed—
Founders & team
Nandu ThondavadiCo-FounderPeter LCEOPeter LCEO
Investors
UCAL
Tech stack
BootstrapBunnyCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Cloud

Funding & investor landscape

$98.3Mtotal disclosed funding
7companies funded
38disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Forge3 rounds
IndiaNivesh2 rounds
Investtech2 rounds
SME BOTS2 rounds
Shwetambra Investment & Trading2 rounds
Vinners2 rounds
35North Ventures1 rounds
Aamara Capital1 rounds
Abhyuday Group1 rounds
Advance Agrisearch1 rounds

Notable founders

Praveen Dwarakanath
Co-Founder & CEO & Director · Big Bang Boom Solutions
Krishna Rao
Co-Founder · Big Bang Boom Solutions
Rithika Mohan
Co-Founder & Chief Administrative Officer · Garuda Aerospace
Agnishwar Jayaprakash
Co-Founder & CEO · Garuda Aerospace
Sai Pattabiram
Co-Founder & Managing Director & Head of Bussiness · ZUPPA
Venkatesh Sai
Co-Founder & Technical Director · ZUPPA
Nandha Kumar
Founder & Managing Director · Vaanvili
Jayashree Satagopan
Co-Owner · Dhaksha
Sameer Sachidanand
CEO · Dhaksha
Bhaskar
Co-Founder & CEO · Tunga Aerospace Industries
Shankar
Co-Founder · Tunga Aerospace Industries
Bhuvaneshwari Sai
Co-Founder · Zuppa Drones
Prism market signals · India · country-scoped Prism corpus, 5,970,147 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Drones coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · India

How research on Drones & UAVs is moving in India

A read on the academic research around Drones & UAVs — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 3,007 India-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201720222026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 53% → 59% across 2017–2026.
top research entities
  • Vellore Institute of Technology University92
  • Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham77
  • SRM Institute of Science and Technology75
  • Saveetha University58
  • Indian Institute of Science Bangalore55
leading researchers
Dong‐Seong Kim · Ashok Kumar Das · Neeraj Kumar · Simeon Okechukwu Ajakwe · Dharmendra Singh · Jae‐Min Lee · Vinay Chamola · Saeed Hamood Alsamhi
▲ Breakthroughs1,016 · 34%
▲ 10%→35% share
▲3.5× share momentum0 median citations93% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (10%→35% of field), led by Robot.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Robot1→61
  • Computer network1→36
  • Wireless1→26
  • Arduino1→5
  • Microcontroller1→5
Newly emergingComputer security 0→120 · Computer vision 0→78 · Scalability 0→75
Landmark Design and Analysis of Secure Lightweight Remote User Authentication and Key Agreement Scheme in Internet of Drones Depl · 356 cites
◆ Advancements1,290 · 43%
▼ 80%→42% share
▼0.5× share momentum1 median citations87% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (80%→42% of field), led by Computer security.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Computer security2→116
  • Agriculture1→112
  • Aeronautics1→92
  • Computer vision2→91
  • Real-time computing1→79
Newly emergingObject detection 0→68 · Convolutional neural network 0→62 · Internet of Things 0→50
Landmark Survey on Collaborative Smart Drones and Internet of Things for Improving Smartness of Smart Cities · 419 cites
▼ Concerns375 · 12%
▲ 0%→12% share
0 median citations87% since 2021mostly position pieces
Concerns are rising (0%→12% of field), led by Computer security.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Computer security82
  • Internet of Things40
  • Agriculture39
  • Aeronautics38
  • Key (lock)26
Newly emergingComputer security 0→65 · Agriculture 0→35 · Aeronautics 0→35
Landmark Review on Application of Drone Systems in Precision Agriculture · 827 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · India

Where drones uav 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.

Chennai167 · +0.60
Hot · SegmentationAdvancing · Task (project management)Opportunity · Key (lock)Concern · Internet of Things
Delhi-NCR127 · +0.49
Hot · Health careAdvancing · Tracking (education)Opportunity · AeronauticsConcern · Computer security
Hyderabad92 · +0.60
Hot · World Wide WebAdvancing · TestbedOpportunity · AeronauticsConcern · Computer security
Pune85 · +0.49
Hot · Convolutional neural networkAdvancing · Artificial neural networkOpportunity · RoboticsConcern · Aeronautics
Bengaluru83 · +0.69
Hot · TrajectoryAdvancing · Adaptation (eye)Opportunity · Scalability
Roorkee37 · +0.50
Hot · SatelliteAdvancing · Remote sensingOpportunity · Computer security
Kharagpur32 · +0.66
Hot · RelayAdvancing · ThroughputOpportunity · Scalability
Mumbai31 · +0.64
Hot · RobotAdvancing · Path (computing)Opportunity · Aerospace engineering
Guwahati24 · +0.41
Hot · Air traffic controlAdvancing · RelayOpportunity · Radar
Kolkata21 · +0.43
Hot · Action (physics)Advancing · GraphOpportunity · Subject (documents)
PATENT SIGNAL · India

Who's filing drones uav patents in India

India drones uav patent filing is accelerating — 920 filings from 939 assignees (2016–2025), led by Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, Ideaforge TECH; annual filings 24→81.

920 filings939 assigneespeak 147/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Tata Consultancy Services187
  • Wipro122
  • Ideaforge TECH71
  • Goodrich Aerospace Services39
  • Sagar Defence Engineering26
  • GREY Orange PTE20
  • Sharma Pratik20
  • Gupta Akash20

Common questions

How many Drones companies are there in Tamil Nadu, India?
Radar tracks 53 indexable Drones companies headquartered in Tamil Nadu, India that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Drones companies in Tamil Nadu, India?
The Drones companies in Tamil Nadu, India on this list have raised a combined $98.3M in disclosed equity funding across 7 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Drones company in Tamil Nadu, India?
Big Bang Boom Solutions is the highest-funded Drones company in Tamil Nadu, India, with $34.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Drones companies in Tamil Nadu, India are funded?
7 of the 53 Drones companies in Tamil Nadu, India on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Drones unicorns are there in Tamil Nadu, India?
None of the Drones companies in Tamil Nadu, India on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Tamil Nadu, India Drones companies?
The most active investors in Tamil Nadu, India Drones companies on this list include Forge, IndiaNivesh, Investtech, SME BOTS, Shwetambra Investment & Trading.
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