Bengaluru-Based Airbound Secures $8.65M Seed Funding and Contract With Narayana Health to Enable One-Cent Drone Deliveries

Bengaluru firm ties up with Narayana Health to undertake medical deliveries using drones

During the three-month pilot partnership, Airbound aims to undertake 10 medical deliveries per day including blood samples, test kits, and essential supplies

Airbound raises $8.65 million funding in latest round

Airbound secures $8.65M seed funding led by Physical Intelligence co-founder, plans to expand operations beyond medical delivery.

India's Airbound bags $8.65M to build rocket-like drones for one-cent deliveries

Lachy Groom backs Airbound in $8.65M seed round as it launches pilot in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru-Based Airbound Secures $8.65M Seed Funding and Contract With Narayana Health to Enable One-Cent Drone Deliveries

NEW YORK & BENGALURU, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 14, 2025-

Airbound Secures $8.65M in Seed Funding and Medical Delivery Contract with Narayana Health

A Bengaluru-based startup aims to make drone delivery costs negligible Airbound, an autonomous delivery logistics company based in Bengaluru, India, has announced $8.65 million in seed funding and a pilot partnership with Narayana Health, one of India’s largest hospital networks. The round was led by Lachy Groom, co-founder of Physical Intelligence, with participation from Humba […] The post Airbound Secures $8.65M in Seed Funding and Medical De…

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, And…