# The ePlane Company: drone company

Canonical ID: `8208e30f-814d-4bee-8719-cd561e79ba47`

## Key facts

- **Total Funding:** [~$21M](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Latest Round:** $14M Series B
- **Aircraft:** [e200X](/models/eplane-e200x.md) eVTOL (full-scale prototype PT-01)
- **Orders:** 800+ commitments
- **HQ:** Chennai, India
- **CEO:** [Prof. Satya Chakravarthy](/people/satya-chakravarthy.md) (Founder and CTO)
- **Co-founder:** [Pranjal Mehta](/people/pranjal-mehta.md)
- **Parent entity:** Ubifly Technologies Private Limited
- **Incubator:** IIT Madras Discovery Campus
- **Form factor:** [e200X](/models/eplane-e200x.md): 2.2-ton, 2-passenger + pilot eVTOL, 110 km range, 8m wingspan, carbon-fiber composite
- **Propulsion:** 800V distributed electric propulsion, patented Synergistic Lift wing architecture
- **Regulatory milestone:** First private Indian company to receive DGCA Design Organisation Approval (DOA) for electric aircraft (2023)
- **Certification pipeline:** First eVTOL accepted into DGCA type-certification pipeline
- **Total funding:** [USD 21.5M raised to date (company-reported); targeting USD 70M Series C (USD 20M secured + USD 30M government support)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Aircraft orders:** 800+ aircraft commitments including 788 from ICATT for air ambulance fleet
- **Board members:** [Aditya Ghosh](/people/aditya-ghosh.md) (former IndiGo CEO, Akasa Air co-founder), [Eash Sundaram](/people/eash-sundaram.md) (former JetBlue CDTO)
- **Subsidiary:** Amber Wings — drone technology for logistics, surveillance, mapping (Atva drone, e50 heavy-lift)
- **Technology partners:** Nvidia (IGX Thor sensor fusion, Omniverse digital twin), Hensoldt (avionics), Tata Consultancy Services (battery management)
- **Facility:** 60,000 sq ft prototyping and testing facility at IIT Madras Discovery Campus, Thaiyur
- **Website:** eplane.ai
- **Hero image candidate:** https://www.ainonline.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,format=webp,quality=95/https://backend.ainonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/fpsc_1200x630/public/2026-07/Screenshot%202026-07-21%20at%2012.37.35%E2%80%AFPM.png (source: AIN Online press coverage)

- **Slug:** eplane-company
- **Founded:** 2019
- **HQ:** Chennai, India
- **Valuation of record:** $46M (Company-claimed, as of Nov 2024; Priced round: [Series B post-money](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/flying-taxi-developer-the-eplane-company-secures-14-million-funding/article68867090.ece)) · [see valuations ranking](/valuations.md)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)

## Models

- [e200X](/models/eplane-e200x.md) (aerial) (id: `90b7012d-f4aa-45a3-a930-5b7ec6b437fc`)

## Current leadership (4)

- [Prof. Satya Chakravarthy](/people/satya-chakravarthy.md) Founder and CTO (secondary-verified)
- [Pranjal Mehta](/people/pranjal-mehta.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Aditya Ghosh](/people/aditya-ghosh.md) Board Member (secondary-verified)
- [Eash Sundaram](/people/eash-sundaram.md) Board Member (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (3)

- [The ePlane Company x HENSOLDT Avionics](/partnerships/the-eplane-company-x-hensoldt-avionics.md) with HENSOLDT Avionics _technology_ (_reported, not operationally verified_)
- [The ePlane Company x Apollo Hospitals](/partnerships/the-eplane-company-x-apollo-hospitals.md) with Apollo Hospitals _deployment_ (announced) (_reported, not operationally verified_)
- [The ePlane Company x ICATT](/partnerships/the-eplane-company-x-icatt.md) with ICATT _deployment_ (announced) (_reported, not operationally verified_)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is The ePlane Company?

Chennai-based eVTOL startup incubated at IIT Madras developing the e200X, a compact electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for passenger transport, cargo, and emergency medical services. The company operates as Ubifly Technologies Private Limited and became the first private Indian entity to receive Design Organisation Approval from the DGCA for an electric aircraft. Its e200X prototype (PT-01) completed full-scale assembly in June 2026, with flight testing targeted for 2027.

### What does The ePlane Company make?

The ePlane Company has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: e200X (The ePlane Company builds physical robots).

### Is The ePlane Company publicly traded?

The ePlane Company is not an independent public company; it has been acquired, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in The ePlane Company?

The ePlane Company has no separately traded stock; it has been acquired.

### Where is The ePlane Company headquartered?

The ePlane Company is headquartered in Chennai, India.

### Who owns The ePlane Company?

The ePlane Company has been acquired and is no longer independently owned.

### Where does The ePlane Company operate robots?

The ePlane Company is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### When was The ePlane Company founded?

The ePlane Company was founded in 2019.


## Sources (2)

1. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/futureflight/2026-07-21/eplane-unveils-full-scale-e200x-evtol-prototype
2. https://www.eplane.ai/about/

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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