Airbound Secures $8.65M Seed Funding and Launches Pilot with Narayana Health to Enable Drone-Based Medical Deliveries

Bengaluru, 14 October 2025 – Airbound, a Bengaluru-based autonomous logistics startup specializing in blended-wing-body aircraft, has announced $8.65 million in seed funding and a pilot partnership with Narayana Health to enable daily drone-based medical deliveries. The funding round was led by Lachy Groom, Co-founder of Physical Intelligence, with participation from Humba Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and senior leaders from Tesla, Anduril, and Ather Energy.

The three-month pilot with Narayana Health will facilitate 10 daily deliveries of critical medical items including blood samples, test kits, and essential supplies, showcasing Airbound’s reliability and cost-efficiency in high-stakes environments.

Founded in 2023, Airbound is building a borderless supply chain powered by ultra-lightweight drones that combine vertical takeoff with fixed-wing efficiency. Its proprietary carbon-fibre manufacturing process and 1.5:1 payload-to-aircraft mass ratio enable delivery costs up to 20x lower than conventional methods.

“Our mission is to make delivery costs negligible,” said Naman Pushp, Founder & CEO of Airbound. “Healthcare is the perfect proving ground for our technology, and our partnership with Narayana Health validates its real-world impact.”

“Airbound’s design solves fundamental physics and economics challenges in drone delivery,” added Lachy Groom, lead investor. “Their approach makes scalable, cost-effective logistics possible.”

“This initiative reflects our commitment to tech-driven patient care,” said Dr. Devi Shetty, Founder & Chairman, Narayana Health. “Timely access to diagnostics and supplies can be life-saving, and Airbound’s platform shows great promise.”

With this funding, Airbound has raised over $10 million to date and will scale manufacturing, expand beyond healthcare, and prepare for broader market adoption in 2026. Insights from the Narayana Health pilot will inform future logistics solutions across industries.