India, Jan. 30 -- Drone tech startup BonV Aero has raised INR 10 Cr in its extended pre-Series A round from Unicorn Indian Ventures.

This comes almost six months after the Odisha-based startup raised funding from notable venture capitalist Tim Draper in its pre-Series A round.

The startup plans to use the fresh capital to scale its research and development efforts and expand the payload capabilities of its aerial mobility products.

Founded in 2021 by Satyabrata Satapathy, Abinash Sahoo, Rahul Kumar, Gaurav Achha and Sultan Alam, BonV Aero designs aerial mobility platforms and offers logistics drone solutions for carrying heavy payloads. It counts the Indian Army as its client.

Cofounder & CEO Satapathy told Inc42 that the startup is l...