Bengaluru deep-tech firm DheyaTech has raised Rs 43 crore to push its 20 kgf–400 kgf gas turbine engines toward commercial deployment, with much of the technical and certification detail still coming from the company itself.
Bengaluru-based deep-tech company DheyaTech has raised Rs 43 crore in a funding round led by Avaana Capital, with participation from Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing Limited. The company, founded in 2018 by aerospace engineers, says it is developing small gas turbine engines for advanced aerial mobility and energy applications. YourStory reported the round on September 17, 2026, citing the company and its investors; The Chitragupta Chronicle has not independently verified the financing. [1] [1]
DheyaTech says the funding will support higher production, a new integrated testing facility and customer partnerships in India and global markets. It also says its engines are entering commercial deployment, with flight trials targeted for the fourth quarter of this year, and that it has confirmed orders from original equipment manufacturers in India and overseas. These remain company claims reported by YourStory rather than independently confirmed milestones. [1]
The company says it has spent the past decade developing the technology and now offers engines ranging from 20 kgf to 400 kgf of thrust, with fuel-flexible and hydrogen capabilities aimed at propulsion and next-generation power systems. It also claims to be the first private Indian company seeking independent airworthiness certification for gas turbine engines under the guidance of CEMILAC-DRDO, a process intended to meet reliability and performance requirements for mission-critical aerospace use. [1] [1]
YourStory also reports that DheyaTech is working on turbomachinery for energy systems and that its hydrogen blower is ATEX-certified. An IISc-Bengaluru collaboration, it says, produced a hydrogen-based flexi-fuel combustor for a 60-kW turbogenerator. Avaana Capital partner Vikas Verma framed the company as building technology platforms from India for globally relevant applications, while Unimech chairman and managing director Anil Kumar Puthan said his company would keep supporting DheyaTech through precision manufacturing of gas turbine components and systems. [1]
In a related primary-source item, DRDO describes its Abhyas high-speed expendable aerial target as designed around an in-line small gas turbine engine, using an indigenously developed MEMS-based navigation and guidance system, with 10 successful flight trials and a licensing agreement for transfer of technology already signed. Separate DRDO-clipped reporting from 2026 also notes DRDO's bid to enlist an Indian partner for a next-generation aero engine and a 15% rise in the defence budget, including a capital allocation of Rs 2.19 lakh crore. [2] [2] [3] [3]
The only source directly covering the DheyaTech funding is a single YourStory report; the round size, lead investor, order claims and certification pathway were not corroborated by an independent filing, government record or second outlet, so they carry single-source risk.
No discovery-channel evidence was supplied. The commissioning question about how the Rs 43 crore is split between hardware, test infrastructure, certification and tooling is not answered by the captured sources, which describe intended uses rather than audited allocations. The checker should treat that breakdown as unresolved.
The discovery title's focus on DheyaTech is only matched by YourStory. The DRDO sources describe small gas turbine use in the Abhyas target and broader aero-engine procurement, not DheyaTech, so they provide context rather than direct corroboration.
DRDO source dates are unavailable; capturedAt dates are 2026-09-17, but the clippings cover January and February 2026. Event status (planned versus completed) could not be independently verified.
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[1] YourStory · DheyaTech bags Rs 43 crore to take indigenous gas turbine engines to market | YourStory ↗
17/9/2026 · Publisher reporting
[2] drdo.gov.in · High Speed Expendable Aerial Target – Abhyas | Defence Research and Development Organisation - DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Government of India ↗
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[3] drdo.gov.in · NPC31Janto02Feb2026.pdf ↗
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[4] drdo.gov.in · NPC03to05Jan2025.pdf ↗
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Source records and any dated corrections accompany this article.
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