Noida-based startup raises Rs 25 crores from IAN Alpha Fund

EndureAir Systems, a Noida-based startup, has raised funds worth Rs 25 crores from IAN Alpha Fund (along with IAN Angel Fund).

The startup plans to use the proceeds to strengthen 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.

EndureAir Systems has more than 15 years of rotorcraft research and a portfolio of 8 patents. The company develops both hardware and software entirely in-house, unlike drone assembler.

EndureAir Systems UAV portfolio:

The deep-tech UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) and aerial robotic firm has its deployments in the Indian Army, government agencies, and international humanitarian missions in critical environments. The UAV portfolio includes:

1) Sabal, a heavy-lift logistics UAV (10–70 kg payloads). the 20 kg payload is inducted by the Indian Army’s Eastern Command.

2) Vibhram, a long-endurance UAV that powered Telangana’s Medicine from the Sky program by delivering vaccines to remote areas.

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

Simultaneously, 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.

"With the help of this fundraise led by IAN Alpha Fund, we can move more quickly to develop strong, domestic systems that can function well even in the most difficult environments. By creating solutions that benefit the Indian armed forces as well as transform how businesses use aerial mobility/logistics, we hope to position India as a global leader in UAV innovation," said Rama Krishna, Co-founder & CEO, EndureAir.

EndureAir Systems is a Noida-based deep-tech UAV company founded in by Dr. Abhishek, Professor of Aerospace Engineering at IIT Kanpur, along with his student, Rama Krishna and Chirag Jain, in 2018.