Aerial robotic solutions provider EndureAir raises Rs 25 crore to enhance its deeptech drone capabilities

EndureAir Systems, a deeptech UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) company & aerial robotic solutions provider, has raised Rs 25 crore in funding from IAN Alpha Fund (along with IAN Angel Fund).

The startup plans to use the raised capital to strengthen its deep-tech drone capabilities for the defense ecosystem, expand into enterprise markets, and advance the development of next-generation high-altitude logistics and aerial robotics platforms.

Founded in 2018 by Dr. Abhishek, Professor of Aerospace Engineering at IIT Kanpur, along with his former students Rama Krishna and Chirag Jain, EndureAir has rapidly emerged as a pioneer in India’s indigenous UAV sector.

Unlike drone assemblers, the startup develops both hardware and software entirely in-house, backed by more than 15 years of rotorcraft research and a portfolio of 8 patents.

EndureAir claims that its flagship platforms are already in active deployment. Sabal, its heavy-lift logistics UAV family (10–70 kg payloads), has shown high-altitude capabilities, with Sabal (20 kg) inducted by the Indian Army’s Eastern Command. Vibhram, its long-endurance UAV, powered Telangana’s Medicine from the Sky program by delivering vaccines to remote areas.

Alakh, the nano-UAV series, has supported high-stakes rescue operations including the Chamoli cloudburst, Silkyara Tunnel rescue, and earthquake relief in Turkey.

EndureAir is also co-developing high-altitude logistics drones with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and working with Druk Holding & Investments group (DHI) in Bhutan on pilot logistics missions to remote monasteries.