Can The Drone Ecosystem In India Truly Soar?

What have you heard about drones? They fly high, they're used for movies, people are using them for their wedding pictures, there are some military applications and now, agriculture is said to be leveraging drones. That's probably what the layperson knows about drones. But, for entrepreneurs going the DeepTech route, what are the on-the-ground realities of a drone entrepreneur in India? As of July 2023, investments in drone startups in India were said to be about $27 million. Is that enough for something that seems quite capital-intensive and arduous? And what does the business model for a drone startup look like?

What have you heard about drones? They fly high, they're used for movies, people are using them for their wedding pictures, there are some military applications and now, agriculture is said to be leveraging drones. That's probably what the layperson knows about drones. But, for entrepreneurs going the DeepTech route, what are the on-the-ground realities of a drone entrepreneur in India?

As of July 2023, investments in drone startups in India were said to be about $27 million. Is that enough for something that seems quite capital-intensive and arduous?

And what does the business model for a drone startup look like?

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