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Okulo Aerospace

HQ Bengaluru, IndiaFounded 2019

Develops solar-powered uncrewed aircraft for long-duration surveillance and high-altitude defense missions.

StartupISR and targetingUncrewed systems
Website
Total raised
$1.0M
1 round
Last round
$1.0M
Stage undisclosed · Jul 11, 2023
Systems
3
Capabilities
2

Funding1 round · $1.0M

Equity raised
$1.0M
Latest
$1.0MStage undisclosed · Jul 11, 2023

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Systems3

HINET

Solar‑electric VTOL UAV engineered for medium‑altitude, low‑endurance missions in harsh environments.

Maturity not rated

Sky Sight - Altitude

High‑performance UAV platform providing real‑time surveillance and data insights for industrial users.

Maturity not rated

Suvi V1

A solar-powered uncrewed aircraft for low-altitude, long-endurance missions.

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Capabilities2

  • ISR and targeting
    Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Solar-powered uncrewed aircraft for long-duration surveillance and high-altitude defense missions.
    —Reported
  • Uncrewed systems
    Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Solar-powered uncrewed aircraft for long-duration surveillance and high-altitude defense missions.
    —Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

People1

All 1 people →
People
PersonRole
Parithi GovindarajuFounder

Sources4

Profile1

  1. 1
    CompanyOkulo Aerospace | LinkedIn

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · ownership

    “Type Privately Held”

Systems1

  1. 2
    CompanyOkulo Aerospace

    Okulo Aerospace · Supports Organization, System

    “Our solar - powered fixed - wing drones, built for long-endurance flights ... The Hinet VTOL UAV is a cutting-edge VTOL drone designed for the IDEX challenge, built to withstand the harsh Himalayan environment.”

Funding1

  1. 3
    NewsOkulo Aerospace Raises $1 Million Led By Group Of Investors - Mobility Outlook

    Mobility Outlook · Jul 11, 2023 · Supports Funding round

    “The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Okulo Aerospace has raised $1 million in a funding round led by Ideaspring Capital with participation from Java Capital, Coimbatore Innovation and Business Incubator (Forge Innovation & Ventures), and a group of angels from Rockfort Ventures.”

People1

  1. 4
    NewsFor the long haul: Okulo Aerospace is building advanced drones that can fly for weeks

    YourStory · Supports Organization, Role

    “founded Okulo Aerospace in 2019. ... The Bengaluru-based deeptech startup”

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