Airbound raises $37M to scale drone deliveries across Andhra Pradesh

Bengaluru-based Airbound will use its Series A funding to expand R&D and build a commercial drone network linking three Andhra Pradesh cities, targeting 10,000 daily retail, e-commerce and healthcare deliveries.

— Source publishedTue, 25 Aug, 2026, 20:16 IST·First seen Tue, 25 Aug, 2026, 20:20 IST·Source Outlook Business

What happened

Bengaluru-based Airbound raised $37 million in Series A funding to expand R&D and drone-delivery operations. It plans a commercial Andhra Pradesh network

Key facts

  • $37 million Series A
  • nearly $50 million total funding
  • launched in 2023
  • more than 1,000 autonomous flights
  • zero mission failures
  • three cities
  • 10,000 daily flights
  • ₹15 crore

Why this matters

Retail, e-commerce and logistics companies should monitor Airbound as a potential partnership or acquisition target for building drone-enabled delivery capacity across high-density regional corridors.