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Best Drones Companies in Uttar Pradesh, India

The 45 best Drones companies in Uttar Pradesh, India in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Raphe.

45companies tracked
$71.7Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
12have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · DRONES × UTTAR PRADESH

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
254kcombined LinkedIn audience
52%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Drones companies in Uttar Pradesh

#CompanyRevenueDisclosed fundingRevenue YoYTech stackWeb popularityFounderRecent signals
1Raphe
Manufacturer of carbon fiber composite products and unmanned aerial vehicles
$32M
FY2025
$40M+211%WebflowThree.jsGSAP+13Top 5MVikash Mishra
Co-Founder & Chairman
—
2GarudaUAV
Provider of AI-powered drone survey and inspection services
$8M
FY2025
—+15%PHPCentOSYouTube+16Top 5M—5 job openings
3Indowings
Manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles, anti-drone systems, and related software
$4M
FY2025
—+177%PHPBootstrapApache HTTP Server+14Top 5MParas Jain
Founder & CEO
—
4Johnnette Technologies
Manufacturer of unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles and robotic systems
$2M
FY2025
$662K+176%BootstrapLiteSpeedjsDelivr+7Top 5MJohn Livingstone
Founder
1 partnership
5EndureAir Systems
Developer of aerial robotic solutions for autonomous payload transport
69Growth top 13%Talent top 28%Funding top 41%Moat top 41%
All 9 signals ▾
Growthtop 13%
Talenttop 28%
Fundingtop 41%
Moattop 41%
AItop 45%
Marketbottom 47%
Fin. healthbottom 47%
Globalbottom 45%
Techbottom 42%
Growth: Revenue +346% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100
$2M
FY2025
$14M+346%WordPressMySQLPHP+29Top 5MRama Krishna
Co-Founder & CEO
—
6Gamma Rotors
Designs and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles for defense and industrial applications
$2M
FY2025
$4M+14%WixSentryBootstrap+10Top 50MArpan Ghosh
Founder & Director
—
7SATPALDA
Provider of geospatial solutions, satellite imagery, and related analytic and mapping services
$977K
FY2025
—+66%WordPressMySQLPHP+22Top 5MSatpal Sharma
Founder
—
8Agrotech Risk
Provider of software and solutions for the agriculture industry
$682K
FY2022
——WordPressMySQLPHP+20Top 50MAkhilesh Jain
Co-Founder & Ceo
—
9IG Defence
Provider of indigenous military drone systems
53Talent top 23%Growth top 28%Funding bottom 49%Market bottom 46%
All 7 signals ▾
Talenttop 23%
Growthtop 28%
Fundingbottom 49%
Marketbottom 46%
Fin. healthbottom 46%
Techbottom 40%
Globalbottom 36%
Talent: 6 named leaders on record · 6 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Growth: Revenue +25% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$628K
FY2024
$7M+25%Node.jsTinyMCEExpress+10Top 5MSantosh Mishra
Co-Founder & CIO
1 job opening · 1 award
10DTown Robotics
Manufacturer of unmanned ground vehicles and aerial drones for various applications
$407K
FY2024
$563K+111%WordPress Block EditorElementorCart Functionality+27Top 10MManas Upadhyay
Co-Founder & CTO
—
11Lenviz Technologies
Provider of autonomous high-altitude drone for surveillance and delivery
$333K
FY2025
————Garima Sharma
Director
—
12Betterdrones
Provider of drone training services for developing the ecosystem
$306K
FY2025
—+240%Radix UITailwind CSSshadcn/ui+6Top 10MBrigadier Sunil Chadha
CEO
—
13EndureAir Systems
Manufacturer of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for multiple applications
$291K
FY2023
$4M—WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+29Top 5MRama Krishna
Co-Founder & CEO
—
14Aerosys Aviation
Provider of DGCA-certified drone solutions for surveying, mapping, and surveillance
$286K
FY2025
$268K+125%WordPressMySQLPHP+22Top 50MAvinash Kumar
Co-Founder & CEO
1 internship
15Aerosense Technologies
Provider of drones for defence, agriculture and other industries
$126K
FY2023
$656K———Sushant Gupta
Co-Founder & Managing Director
—

Top 12 Drones companies in Uttar Pradesh

#1
Series A · Noida, Uttar Pradesh · founded 2018
$13.8Mraised
▾

Developer of aerial robotic solutions for autonomous payload transport. It develop its drones from scratch for multi-purpose use, ranging from surveillance to precision payload delivery, optimized especially for Indian conditions. It delivers fully integrated, cost-effective, indigenous solution based on cutting-edge technology attained by combining all aspects of unmanned aerial systems. It focuses on the entire gamut of UAS research and development, including novel airframes, autopilots, communication framework, monitoring stations, cooperative control and computer vision algorithms.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 13%
Talent
top 28%
Funding
top 41%
Moat
top 41%
AI
top 45%
Market
bottom 47%
Growth: Revenue +346% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $13.8M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 4 yrs (1.2/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (May 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 21k LinkedIn followers — 8.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • May 2026Grant (prize money)$3.1M
  • Feb 2026Series A—
  • Sep 2025Series A$2.9M
  • Apr 2024Series A$3.6M
Founders & team
Rama KrishnaCo-Founder & CEOAbhishekCo-FounderChirag JainCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Indian Angel Network, Hydra Trading, Ambit, Asiana Fund, Sagar Defence Engineering, Anrf
Tech stack
Chart.JsCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCookieyesCore-JsElementor
#2
Seed · Noida, Uttar Pradesh · founded 2018
$6.6Mraised
▾

Provider of indigenous military drone systems. It manufactures mission-critical unmanned aerial systems including FPV strike drones, ISR platforms, heavy-lift logistics drones, RF-based anti-drone jammers, and patented military drone simulators. It develops military drones, counter-UAS technologies, and defence platform for surveillance, security, and tactical operations.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 23%
Growth
top 28%
Funding
bottom 49%
Market
bottom 46%
Fin. health
bottom 46%
Tech
bottom 40%
Talent: 6 named leaders on record · 6 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Growth: Revenue +25% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $6.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Mar 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 41k LinkedIn followers — 16.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Marketing Head
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Seed$5M
  • Sep 2024Seed$1M
  • Dec 2023Seed$551.4K
Founders & team
Santosh MishraCo-Founder & CIOSambit ParidaCo-Founder & Chief Partnership OfficerAshish JenaCo-Founder & Chief of Products
Investors
Airdef Technologies, Shreeyansh Edutrade, India Accelerator, Finvolve
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsExpressGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag Manager
#3
Series B · Noida, Uttar Pradesh · founded 2017 · 394 employees
$40Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of carbon fiber composite products and unmanned aerial vehicles. It focuses on research and development, utilizing technologies for the aerospace industry. It has infrastructure for additive, subtractive, PCB A, and composite manufacturing. The company emphasizes product and process innovation through end-to-end manufacturing.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 63k LinkedIn followers — 24.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Series B$100M
  • Sep 2024Series B$14.3M
  • Nov 2023Series B$22.2M
  • Apr 2023Angel$2.3M
Founders & team
Vikash MishraCo-Founder & ChairmanNitin KatiyarCo-FounderVivek MishraCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Ascent Capital, Evolute Ventures, Munish Financial, H J Securities, Lollapalooza Enterprise, Think Investments
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGsapHsts
#4
Seed · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · founded 2021 · 23 employees
$671.7Kraised
▾

Developer of unmanned aerial vehicle components and systems designed for educational and experimental purposes. It produces smartphone-operated quadcopters, fixed-wing drones for self-fabrication, advanced quad kits for assembly, and specialized microcontrollers for custom missions, enabling students and enthusiasts to engage in aerial robotics, space mission opportunities, and stratospheric platform development.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 3.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 7 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +1 · hiring: Engineers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Angel$221.7K
  • Aug 2021Seed$450K
Founders & team
Sashakt TripathiCo-FounderHarshit AwasthiCo-FounderAhmad FaraazCo-Founder
Investors
Y Combinator, First Cheque, Lightspeed, Pioneer Fund, 2am VC, Force Ventures
Tech stack
Framer SitesReactGoogle Font ApiHstsOpen Graph
#5
Seed · Noida, Uttar Pradesh · founded 2018
$3.7Mraised
▾

Designs and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles for defense and industrial applications. It specializes in the development of high-tech Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Remote Controlled Weapon Systems (RCWS) primarily for surveillance and military applications.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Seed$3.2M
  • Oct 2023Angel$300.8K
  • Sep 2023Seed$240.6K
Founders & team
Arpan GhoshFounder & Director
Investors
Originengineers, Eagle Bull Investment, Samruddhi Invest, Unlisted Edge, R R Enterprise, Unlisted Assets
#6
Seed · Noida, Uttar Pradesh · founded 2023
$217.5Kraised
▾

Manufacturer of solar powered fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle systems. These aircraft utilize solar energy to sustain flight for extended durations. The systems are designed for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, mapping, and environmental monitoring applications. The technology integrates solar panels with energy storage to facilitate autonomous flight operations. These platforms support various payloads for high resolution data acquisition and aerial observation.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 awards · 1 expansions (incl. HPUdgam Startup Initiative (HPUdgam)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Seed$217.5K
Founders & team
Biju BalakrishnanCo-Founder
Investors
HPCL
Tech stack
Core-JsElementorElementor Header & Footer BuilderGodaddyGoogle Font ApiHello Elementor
#7
Seed · Noida, Uttar Pradesh · founded 2019 · 30 employees
$369.6Kraised
▾

Operator of drone delivery services for healthcare, logistics, and e-commerce. The company provides platforms and technology for drone ports, drone cloud intelligence, and drone traffic management. It offers drone logistic services for various industries. The company focuses on integrating drone delivery into existing operations.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 26k LinkedIn followers — 10.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2024Angel$20.8K
  • Feb 2024Seed$96.1K
  • Jun 2023Seed$159.8K
  • Sep 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Kishan TiwariCo-Founder & CEORimanshu PandeyCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Chandigarh Angels Network, Qubit, POD, GSV, Pai Ventures, CABT
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAws Certificate ManagerAzureGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#8
Series A · Noida, Uttar Pradesh · founded 2018 · 128 employees
$4.2Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of aviation products intended to provide aerial robotics optimized for user needs. The company specializes in drones, research and development of novel airframes, autopilots, communication frameworks, monitoring stations, and artificial intelligence tools and covers the entire gamut of the unmanned aircraft system, enabling clients to carry out activities efficiently.

Founders & team
Rama KrishnaCo-Founder & CEOChirag JainCo-FounderAbhishekCo-Founder
Investors
Ambit, Sangeet Kumar, Prateek Jain, Bir Singh, Satish Shukla, Atul kumar
#9
Seed · Noida, Uttar Pradesh · founded 2018 · 26 employees
$562.9Kraised
▾

Manufacturer of unmanned ground vehicles and aerial drones for various applications. The company designs and manufactures robotics for reconnaissance, surveillance, and other tasks. They offer drones equipped with sensors for cinematography and other missions. The company also provides autonomous UGV tractors and drones using AI for farming.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2024Angel$263.6K
  • Jul 2022Seed$62.9K
  • Dec 2021Seed$500K
Founders & team
Manas UpadhyayCo-Founder & CTOPawan DubeyCo-Founder & CMOAvinash Chandra PalCEO
Investors
Regard Network Solution, Electronic Eye Systems, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, FreeFlow
Tech stack
BootstrapCart FunctionalityContact Form 7Core-JsElementorElementor Header & Footer Builder
#10
Seed · Noida, Uttar Pradesh · founded 2022
$76Kraised
▾

Provider of drone design and agricultural technology solutions. This organization develops and designs unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and associated agricultural technology solutions for precision farming and related applications. It focuses on manufacturing drone hardware and integrating agritech platforms that support agricultural services, including smart farming operations. The company’s offerings include technology that enables optimized crop management and digital tools for agricultural service providers. Its work spans the design of aerial platforms and software interfaces that assist in applying drones to farming tasks and related ecosystem needs.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2024Seed$58K
  • Apr 2024Seed$18K
Founders & team
Shivam KumarFounder
Investors
IIT Mandi, iHub - AWaDH
#11
Seed · Noida, Uttar Pradesh · founded 2020
$268.4Kraised
▾

Provider of DGCA-certified drone solutions for surveying, mapping, and surveillance. The company engineers drones for precision mapping and tactical surveillance missions. Products include drones for agricultural mapping, construction monitoring, and infrastructure planning. Services encompass aerial surveying, topographic mapping, geospatial data analysis, safety, and security inspections.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024Seed$120.2K
  • Sep 2022Angel$61.5K
  • Mar 2022Seed$26.3K
  • Mar 2021Angel$60.4K
Founders & team
Avinash KumarCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Juno Consultants, FITT, Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre
#12
Seed · Noida, Uttar Pradesh · founded 2018 · 15 employees
$655.5Kraised
▾

Developer of drone technology designed to deliver aerial vehicles that are integrated with robotics. The company aims to offer heavy lift, medium life, micro surveillance, tethered, loitering, fire fighting, and Agri drones, enabling customers with the drone-as-a-service subscription model.

Founders & team
Sushant GuptaCo-Founder & Managing DirectorShashwat GoelCo-Founder
Investors
JC Team Capital, Vasudev Solutions

Funding & investor landscape

$71.7Mtotal disclosed funding
14companies funded
36disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre6 rounds
FITT3 rounds
Ambit2 rounds
Anjana Projects2 rounds
Asiana Fund2 rounds
Dovetail Capital2 rounds
Hydra Trading2 rounds
IIT Startups2 rounds
Think Investments2 rounds
2am VC1 rounds

Notable founders

Rama Krishna
Co-Founder & CEO · EndureAir Systems
Abhishek
Co-Founder · EndureAir Systems
Santosh Mishra
Co-Founder & CIO · IG Defence
Sambit Parida
Co-Founder & Chief Partnership Officer · IG Defence
Vikash Mishra
Co-Founder & Chairman · Raphe
Nitin Katiyar
Co-Founder · Raphe
Sashakt Tripathi
Co-Founder · Kalam Labs
Harshit Awasthi
Co-Founder · Kalam Labs
Arpan Ghosh
Founder & Director · Gamma Rotors
Biju Balakrishnan
Co-Founder · Maraal Aerospace
Kishan Tiwari
Co-Founder & CEO · TSAW
Rimanshu Pandey
Co-Founder & CTO · TSAW
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 · Agriculture
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 Uttar Pradesh, India?
Radar tracks 45 indexable Drones companies headquartered in Uttar Pradesh, India that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Drones companies in Uttar Pradesh, India?
The Drones companies in Uttar Pradesh, India on this list have raised a combined $71.7M in disclosed equity funding across 14 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Drones company in Uttar Pradesh, India?
Raphe is the highest-funded Drones company in Uttar Pradesh, India, with $40M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Drones companies in Uttar Pradesh, India are funded?
14 of the 45 Drones companies in Uttar Pradesh, India on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Drones unicorns are there in Uttar Pradesh, India?
None of the Drones companies in Uttar Pradesh, India on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Uttar Pradesh, India Drones companies?
The most active investors in Uttar Pradesh, India Drones companies on this list include Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre, FITT, Ambit, Anjana Projects, Asiana Fund.
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