The Bengaluru-based start-up, incubated at ARTPARK, is developing precision-inertial sensors and autopilots for applications where GPS navigation is either insufficient or unviable.
Yaanendriya, a Bengaluru-based deeptech startup developing indigenous sensor, navigation, and control technologies for robotics, aerospace, and critical applications, has closed its first institutional venture capital round, raising ₹ 15 crore from Mumbai-based Piper Serica. Before this funding, the company had operated on non-dilutive grants and programme support from the Ministry of Heavy Industries, the Department of Science and Technology, and the Government of Karnataka.
What the Company Builds
Yaanendriya’s product portfolio centres on two core platforms. The SynCore series covers navigation controllers designed for autonomous robotic platforms, while the YDX series comprises high-precision inertial sensors currently deployed across commercial applications globally. The company is also developing navigation systems and a hardware-agnostic platform for space and critical missions, alongside high-precision MEMS inertial sensors for the space sector.
The rationale behind the venture is simple: autopilots are needed for aircraft, missiles, and drones for navigation systems that can perform even when GPS guidance is unavailable or nonfunctional.
Where the Company Stands
Yaanendriya has moved beyond the prototype stage. The company has over 20 customers, more than 10 memoranda of understanding, and the 515 Army Base Workshop in Bengaluru is its biggest customer. It has generated revenue of around ₹72 lakh in FY26 and ₹48 lakh in the first quarter of FY27. It is targeting ₹ 5.4 crore in revenue in FY27 itself, with increased sales of navigation controllers, inertial measurement units, and GNSS-based systems.
What the Capital Will Fund
The ₹15 crore will be used to scale up the development of products on SynCore and YDX navigation and control software, as well as indigenous MEMS sensors for next-generation manned and unmanned systems. Yaanendriya also intends to engage with defence agencies, public sector undertakings and academic institutions for critical missions.
