Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor invest in IPO-bound DroneAcharya Aerial
Vishwanathan is amongst the early pioneers of private equity in India, while Bhartia is the brother of Amit Bhartia, an ex-Partner at GMO.
Other key investors include Harshal Morde, an angel investor in media and entertainment-focused start-ups, and Ashish Nanda, founder and MD of Innovations Group, a UAE-based business conglomerate. Nikhil Chawla and Vivek Chandaria promoted Switzerland-based Wollstone Capital.
The company, on a recent basis, announced its plans to acquire 100-plus new drones as a part of its expansion plan. Further, the company plans to train 500 plus pilots and 25 instructors annually starting in 2023.
“Being a 40-plus people team, we are now embarking on a 2.0 vision of growth and value creation – with our listing and investment plans fortified. We are proud to be the first drone start-up in India to aim for listing and take the drone ecosystem in the country to the next level in the future,” Prateek Srivastava, Founder & Managing Director DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations, said.
Pune-headquartered DroneAcharya Aerial is India’s first integrated drone ecosystem start-up to set out for an IPO for listing on BSE SME Exchange.
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