CategoryDrones
Overview
Noida, India-based drone manufacturer producing nine different UAV platforms with payloads from 4.4 to 441 lbs and ranges of 12-124 miles. Co-founded in 2017 by siblings Vikash Mishra (Chairman) and Vivek Mishra (CEO). 600+ employees, 650,000 sq ft R&D and manufacturing facility. Customers include Indian Army, Navy, Air Force, Border Security Force. 300+ drones sold in past 12 months; profitable for 4 consecutive years.
Reality check
Focus (company-claimed)
UAV development and carbon-fiber composite aerospace structures.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
HQ
Founded (sources differ)
Funding (reported, Jun 2025)
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Data & sources
News coverage
1
Web sources
2
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Raphe mPhibr on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 1 region, newest verified Jan 2024. Explore where Raphe mPhibr's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Raphe mPhibr deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Vikash Mishra Co-founder & Chairmansecondary-verified
- Vivek Mishra Co-founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Vikash Mishracofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Raphe mPhibr.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Raphe mPhibr2 deployments
Recent coverage
Raphe mPhibr in third-party press
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Skydio6 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
Mentioned on (3)
Registry pages whose text names Raphe mPhibr.
Robots and products (1)
People (2)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $75.0M
- Employees
- 600
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Series B2025-06-15
$75M(reported)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Raphe mPhibr’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2025-06-15Series B raising $75000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
Raphe UAV Platform at India
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2023
Raphe UAV Platform at Ladakh, India
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-12
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Raphe mPhibr.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Skydio6 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Raphe mPhibr from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
India-made defence products gaining global recognition
Raphe mPhibr
Special Report: Indian firm Raphe mPhibr wins funding to advance UAV development
Indian drone developer Raphe mPhibr raises $100M
Inside Raphe mPhibr: The Noida-based drone maker emerging from stealth after rapid ascent
Defence tech startup Raphe mPhibr raises $100 Mn led by General Catalyst
How Operation Sindoor Showed the World India’s Drone Power
India’s defence drone industry surges to forefront amid Operation Sindoor response
Indian start-up Raphe mPhibr secures Indian Navy contract under ADITI challenge
Adani-Israel co JV, 13 others vie for drone scheme
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/raphe-mphibr.md
- RSS feed: /companies/raphe-mphibr/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/eab857e7-5a71-48d3-98d4-31d694a4c5f0
- Revision history: /companies/raphe-mphibr/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Skydio6 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
Video
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Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Raphe mPhibr draws attention at the 39th percentile but verifies reality at the 33rd percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +6.2, 52nd widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 6, 2026