# Garuda Aerospace: drone company

Canonical ID: `eded27ec-2925-4cb1-864a-95572b967199`

## Key facts

- **Founded:** 2015
- **HQ:** Chennai, India
- **Funding:** [$40M total (Series B Apr 2025)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Investors:** [Venture Catalysts, SphitiCap, WeFounderCircle, MS Dhoni](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))

- **Slug:** garuda-aerospace
- **Status:** active
- **Founded:** 2015
- **HQ:** Chennai, India
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)

## Models

- [Kisan Drone](/models/garuda-kisan-drone.md) (aerial) (id: `f76c6dfd-9dc1-45e8-bbfa-b491e63ef08e`)

## 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 Garuda Aerospace?

Chennai-based Indian drone technology company designing, manufacturing, and deploying UAVs for agriculture, defense, surveillance, mapping, and industrial inspection. Founded in 2015 by Agnishwar Jayaprakash. DGCA-certified for both drone manufacturing and pilot training — first Indian company to achieve both. 100+ government agencies and 500+ private clients. MS Dhoni is investor and brand ambassador.

### What does Garuda Aerospace make?

Garuda Aerospace has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Kisan Drone (Garuda Aerospace builds physical robots).

### Who competes with Garuda Aerospace?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Garuda Aerospace building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.

### Where is Garuda Aerospace headquartered?

Garuda Aerospace is headquartered in Chennai, India.

### Where does Garuda Aerospace operate robots?

Garuda Aerospace 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.

### Is Garuda Aerospace a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Garuda Aerospace ranks in roughly the top 75% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (2)

1. https://www.garudaaerospace.com/
2. https://tracxn.com/d/companies/garuda-aerospace/___uHkfSib7LV3jTEVm6GaWvlYK1AkKp4DmuvaTeaHBIQ

## 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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