# Prof. Satya Chakravarthy: founder, The ePlane Company

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Professor of Aerospace Engineering at IIT Madras and founder/CTO of [The ePlane Company](/companies/eplane-company), India's first DGCA-certified eVTOL developer. Holds a PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology and heads IIT Madras's National Centre for Combustion Research & Development (NCCRD). A serial deep-tech founder: co-founded AgniKul Cosmos, GalaxEye Space, Aerostrovilos, X2Fuels, and TuTr Hyperloop.

- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (1)

- [The ePlane Company](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/eplane-company.md) Founder and CTO (secondary-verified)

## Sources (3)

1. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/futureflight/2026-07-21/eplane-unveils-full-scale-e200x-evtol-prototype
2. https://www.eplane.ai/about/
3. https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/electric-air-taxis-and-hyperloop-cheaper-and-closer-prof-satya-chakravarthy-iit-madras-9178640/


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