Navyug Global
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PDRL — DroneTech SaaS & Certification
Around the world, the demand for drones is rapidly increasing, whether it’s for defence or commercial use, and with that, India’s ecosystem is also entering the transformative phase. With the new government drone policy 2021, PLI incentives, and the growing industry, they are also adopting drones. From inspecting power lines, mapping lands & mines, to monitoring different logistics. The enterprises’ drone operation in India will be projected to cross the $1 billion mark by 2030. Yet, many organizations is there who are still facing many problems such as fragmented workflows, regulatory issues, and a lack of trained pilots.
That’s where the PDL comes in. A fully Made-in-India Drone Tech company, PDRL, is making a very safe and efficient for a new business to easily deploy the drones for their use. They fill the gap between innovation and regulation by combining software, compliance, and certification. Backed by Navyug Global, PDRL is helping India build a globally competitive, regulation-ready drone ecosystem powered by indigenous technology. (Keywords: India venture capital, deeptech VC)
PDRL’s Solution
PDRL is changing India’s drone ecosystem by developing made-in-India Drone Tech software and a certification platform that makes it safe, compliant, and scalable. Their flagship AeroGCS software makes the precise drone mission planning accurate for industries like agriculture, mining, infrastructure, and logistics. Through their platform, like AeroMegh and Bhumeet, PDRL connects drone services data with AI and ensures end-to-end compliance with DGCA standards. By giving a proper technology and pilot certification program, PDRK is empowering the enterprises to scale drone operation responsibly while boosting their data accuracy, productivity, and safety across India’s rapidly growing unmanned aviation sector.
A Note from the Founders of PDRL
PDRL’s journey began with the simple but powerful question: how can drones truly transform industries? Where every industry is struggling with safety, compliance, and scale. The founder, who comes from a deep aviation and software background, saw firsthand how fragmented drone operations were in India. The industry has strong pilots and promising hardware, but no unified software layer or any standardized certification framework to make an enterprise drone which are reliable and compliant.
Determined to close that gap, PDRL built an integrated DroneTech ecosystem that combines mission planning, fleet management, data analytics, and pilot certification, all made in India. The vision wasn’t just to build software, but to enable a culture of safe, efficient, and scalable drone operations.
From early prototypes to today’s enterprise-grade platform, PDRL has partnered with government bodies, drone manufacturers, and large enterprises across utilities, mining, agriculture, and logistics. Their solutions now power thousands of safe flights every month. As India embraces the era of digital aviation, PDRL is shaping the standards and tools that will define how drones operate at a national scale responsibly, compliantly, and with measurable impact.
Why did we decide to invest in PDRL?
India’s drone and data intelligence system is growing rapidly, driven by policy support, sustainability, and digital transformation across the industries. PDRL stands at the forefront of this revolution, empowering enterprises with its advanced data automation and data management platforms. Nayvut Global recognized how PDRL is redefining the industries to operate faster and safer, and chose their mission towards a more intelligent and sustainable future. (Keywords: why we invested, India VC thesis, dronetech investment)
Some of the impact metrics that made us invest in them:
- Operational Efficiency: 500,000+ drone missions automated annually by 2026, reducing inspection times by up to 80%.
- Compliance Success: 200+ Indian enterprises enabled with DGCA-compliant drone operations, cutting regulatory delays by 70%.
- Carbon Savings: 10 million kg of CO₂ emissions avoided each year by 2030.
- Skill Development: 25,000+ certified drone pilots trained by 2030.
- Economic Impact: ₹500+ crore in operational savings unlocked for Indian industries.
Source – PDRL website
Conclusion
If you’re a founder building DroneTech SaaS, enterprise software, or deeptech for India, we’d love to hear from you. Tell us about your company and why now fill out the form below so our investment team at Navyug Global (a venture capital firm in India) can review your deck.
