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Listen "Okulo Aerospace, a use case for made-in-India HAPS drones - in-conversation with Ideaspring Capital"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode we have Naganand Doraswamy, the founder of Ideaspring Capital who interviews Parithi Govindaraju about the future of made-in-India drones and the technology that powers them. Parithi comes from the field of deep science and his interest in aerospace has enabled him to build Okulo Aerospace to capture the High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite space. He has thoughts on long-endurance drones and you will love this podcast because the government of India has launched a deep tech fund and has increased the size of funding for startups through the fund-of-funds program.00:30 - Introduction to Parithi of Okulo.04:20 - Okulo Aerospace - its genesis.06:15 - Building Okulo to the future.09:20 - The market that Okulo is after - the opportunities, the challenges.14:10 - Okulo's focus in the market.19:10 - Listening to customers - solar electric hybrids & HAPS.22:49 - Talent management in this industry.Support the showThanks for Listening! Follow Us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn or Find us on YouTube
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