Sarla Aviation

[PRIVATE]

Drones · HQ: Bengaluru, India · 1 model registered

Recent press

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Sarla Aviation: 1 model. 1 source back the record.

Ownership

PRIVATE

Capital / Funding

Undisclosed

Headquarters

Bengaluru, India

IP / Patents

Undisclosed

Platform Models

1

Audited Incidents

0

Overview

Sarla Aviation is a Bengaluru-based Indian electric aviation company developing the Sylla eVTOL aircraft, India's largest and heaviest electric aircraft. The company completed a six-month flight test campaign for the Sylla 1.0 half-scale technology demonstrator. Sarla Aviation is backed by Accel and Nikhil Kamath, and closed a Series A1 funding round.

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 15.8%

Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.

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Key Facts

CEOAdrian Schmidt
InvestorsAccel, Nikhil Kamath
ProductSylla 1.0 eVTOL (700 kg-class)
MilestoneCompleted 6-month flight test campaign

Safety & Regulatory Posture

0 entries
Audited Incident & Recall Footprint

No incidents on record for Sarla Aviation.

Leadership & Founders

2 entries

Current Program Leadership & Executives

Adrian Schmidtreported, not verified

Co-Founder & CEO

Founding Team

Adrian Schmidt[Founder]

cofounder

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

4 entries
Total Tracked4
Operating4
Announced0
Concluded0

Key Recurring Partners

AWS1 · 1× joint · 976 total
NVIDIA3 · 1× joint · 1110 total

Recent Verified Partnerships

  • Partnership

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Platform Models

1 entry

Sectors & Applications

1 entry

FAQ

11 entries
What is Sarla Aviation?

Sarla Aviation is a Bengaluru-based Indian electric aviation company developing the Sylla eVTOL aircraft, India's largest and heaviest electric aircraft. The company completed a six-month flight test campaign for the Sylla 1.0 half-scale technology demonstrator. Sarla Aviation is backed by Accel and Nikhil Kamath, and closed a Series A1 funding round.

What does Sarla Aviation make?

Sarla Aviation has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Sarla Sylla (Sarla Aviation builds physical robots).

Is Sarla Aviation publicly traded?

No. Sarla Aviation is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who competes with Sarla Aviation?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Sarla Aviation building in the same form factors include Amazon, Anduril Industries, DJI, Autel Robotics.

Who is the CEO of Sarla Aviation?

Adrian Schmidt is the ceo of Sarla Aviation, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Sarla Aviation?

Sarla Aviation is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

Where is Sarla Aviation headquartered?

Sarla Aviation is headquartered in Bengaluru, India.

Who owns Sarla Aviation?

Sarla Aviation is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Where does Sarla Aviation operate robots?

Sarla Aviation is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is Sarla Aviation a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Sarla Aviation ranks in roughly the top 85% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is Sarla Aviation safe?

Sarla Aviation has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.