Airbound
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Airbound is a Bengaluru-based drone delivery startup building blended-wing-body tail-sitter aircraft that take off vertically and cruise on fixed wings 1. The company has completed more than 13,000 autonomous flights and operates a commercial corridor for Narayana Health, India’s fourth-largest hospital network 1. Founded in 2023, the company designs vertical-flight drones with payload-to-aircraft ratios roughly three times better than the industry norm 1.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | Series A | $37M | Greenoaks | DoorDash, Lachy Groom, Lightspeed, Humba Ventures 123 |
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“India’s Airbound bags $37M to take on trucks with rocket-like drones,” TechCrunch, August 24, 2026. Accessed August 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/24/indias-airbound-bags-37m-to-take-on-trucks-with-rocket-like-drones/↩↩↩↩
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“Airbound Raises $37 Million Series A and Plans 10,000 Daily Drone Flights Across Andhra Pradesh,” DroneLife, August 25, 2026. Accessed August 2026. https://dronelife.com/2026/08/25/airbound-raises-37-million-series-a-and-plans-10000-daily-drone-flights-across-andhra-pradesh/↩
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“India’s Airbound raises $37M to make drone delivery as cheap as trucking,” Dealroom News, August 2026. Accessed August 2026. https://dealroom.co/news/146693-indias-airbound-raises-37m-to-make-drone-delivery-as-cheap-as-trucking/↩