The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Skye Air Mobility: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, 1 active incident. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryDrones
Overview
Indian autonomous drone delivery platform providing hyperlocal last-mile delivery via a proprietary Hub-Pod-Walker architecture that integrates aerial drones with ground logistics. Founded in 2019 by Ankit Kumar, the company has completed over 3.6 million deliveries across Delhi NCR and Bengaluru, serving enterprise customers including Blue Dart, Shiprocket, Flipkart, Tata 1MG, and Zepto. Skye Air also operates Skye UTM, an indigenously built unmanned traffic management platform designed for India's BVLoS regulatory framework
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Key facts
Latest Round
Deliveries
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Total Deliveries
Payload Capacity
Delivery Time
Enterprise Customers
CO2 Savings
UTM Platform
Expansion Targets
Data & sources
Press releases
1
Web sources
1
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Skye Air Mobility on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jan 2025. Explore where Skye Air Mobility's robots are operating, by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Ankit Kumar Founder and CEOsecondary-verified
- Chandra Prakash Co-Foundersecondary-verified
- Shrikant Sarda Co-Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
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 →
Incidents affecting Skye Air Mobility (1)
- DGCA issues public notice flagging absence of authorized BVLoS drone framework2026-07-04 · Regulatory action
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (1)
- Skye Air Mobility2 deployments
Recent coverage
Skye Air Mobility in third-party press
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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 (3)
Skye Air Mobility’s 3 disclosed rounds, $15M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series B2026-03-11
$9M(reported)
Investors: IAN Alpha Fund (lead), Bajaj Capital, AVNM Ventures, Faad Capital
- Series A2024-06-01
$4M(reported)
Investors: Expert Dojo, Venture Catalysts (lead), Chiratae Ventures
- Seed2022-11-01
$2M(reported)
Investors: Agility Ventures (lead), Ayush Lohia, Ankit Nagori
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 5, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Incident recordedJul 4, 2026
DGCA issues public notice flagging absence of authorized BVLoS drone framework
- Deployment recordedJan 1, 2025
Skye Air Drone Fleet at Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Deployment recordedJan 1, 2024
Skye Air Drone Fleet at Gurugram, Haryana, India
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Skye Air Mobility.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Skye Air Mobility from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Skye Air Mobility Responds to DGCA BVLoS Notice
Skye Air Mobility responded to DGCA public notice on BVLoS framework, proposing Skye UTM as a sovereign unmanned traffic management platform for India. The platform integrates…
Skye Air Mobility raises $9 million in Series B funding round
Drone logistics provider Skye Air Mobility raised $9M in Series B (B1 $4M + B2 $5M) led by IAN Alpha Fund with participation from AVNM Ventures, Faad Capital, and Bajaj Capital to…
Hyperlocal drone delivery platform Skye Air Mobility raises $9 million to expand its operations
Skye Air Mobility raised $9M Series B led by IAN Alpha Fund. Drones carry up to 10 kg payloads. Company plans expansion beyond Delhi NCR to Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, and…
Skye Air Mobility: Funding, Team and Investors
Company profile covering Skye Air Mobility founding in 2019 by Ankit Kumar, Shrikant Sarda, and Chandra Prakash, with $15M total funding across 3 rounds.
Skye Air Mobility secures $9 million series B funding
Series B funding led by IAN Alpha Fund with participation from AVNM Ventures, Faad Capital, and Bajaj Capital. Company has completed 3.6 million deliveries and saved 1,000 tonnes…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/skye-air-mobility.md
- RSS feed: /companies/skye-air-mobility/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/4161d243-6edb-4e97-8cdc-82697911d6c3
- Revision history: /companies/skye-air-mobility/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Video
Reality vs attention
Skye Air Mobility draws attention at the 11th percentile but verifies reality at the 63rd percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap -52.9, 54th widest among aerial robots.
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Active fundraising activity with a recent closing. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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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.
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Last computed: Aug 6, 2026