Apollyon Dynamics
About
About Apollyon Dynamics
Apollyon develops autonomous strike and one-way aircraft around high speed, field portability and rapid manufacturing. Its platforms combine airframes, onboard guidance and mission systems for operations where conventional runways and extended maintenance infrastructure are unavailable.
The company also builds deployable production and support infrastructure that allows drones to be assembled, repaired and prepared closer to the operating area. This connects vehicle development with field manufacturing, software updates and mission feedback, shortening the cycle between operational requirements and revised hardware.
Products
- Nightshade ADX-1
high_speed_strike_uav
Funding
- 2026-05-05 - Pre-seed - $480K - Apollyon Dynamics raises ₹4 Cr pre-seed round led by Naandi Ventures
valuation: INR 250M (~$2.6M) - source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
- 2025-08-03 - Seed support - $35K - Apollyon Dynamics raises around ₹30 lakh through NIDHI Seed Support at ₹20 Cr valuation
valuation: INR 200M (~$2.3M) - source: fortuneindia.com
Investors
- Agnikul Cosmos - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-05
- Dhruva Space - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-05
- Naandi Ventures - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-05
- Skyroot Aerospace - Participant - Strategic Industrial - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2026-05-05
Team
- Jayant Khatri - Co-founder and CEO
- Sourya Choudhury - Co-founder and CTO
Timeline
Events
- 2026-05-05 - Funding - Apollyon Dynamics raises ₹4 Cr pre-seed round led by Naandi Ventures
Apollyon Dynamics raised ₹4 Cr in pre-seed funding led by Naandi Ventures. Participants included Skyroot Aerospace, Dhruva Space and Agnikul Cosmos, with the round valuing the company at ₹25 Cr. The company said the capital will support R&D, infrastructure, hiring, testing and in-house manufacturing for faster and more deployable defence systems.
Source - 2026-01-29 - Capability - Apollyon Dynamics builds mobile drone lab for Indian Army field support
Apollyon Dynamics built a truck-mounted mobile drone lab for Indian Army field support. The mobile lab was reported as capable of producing more than 100 FPV drones per month and supporting rapid assembly, repair and deployment near operational areas.
Source - 2025-08-03 - Funding - Apollyon Dynamics raises around ₹30 lakh through NIDHI Seed Support at ₹20 Cr valuation
Apollyon Dynamics raised around ₹30 lakh through the BITS Pilani incubator society PIEDS under the NIDHI Seed Support Program. The transaction was reported at a ₹20 crore valuation. The company said it planned a further capital raise and hiring across marketing and operations as its order pipeline expanded.
Source - 2025-07-22 - Commercial Order - Apollyon Dynamics delivers high-speed kamikaze drones to Indian Army units
Apollyon Dynamics delivered indigenous high-speed kamikaze UAVs to Indian Army units after demonstrations to defence officials. Public reporting said the drones were introduced to Army battalions in Jammu, Chandimandir, Panagarh and Arunachal Pradesh. The systems were described as capable of around 300 km/h speed and carrying precision payloads for Indian terrain.
Source - 2025-05-01 - Company Formation - Apollyon Dynamics founded by BITS Pilani Hyderabad students for defence UAV systems
Apollyon Dynamics was founded in May 2025 by BITS Pilani Hyderabad students Jayant Khatri and Sourya Choudhury. The company was launched to build high-speed UAV and defence drone systems for Indian military users. Public reporting says the startup began from a hostel-room project before expanding into a 20-member defence UAV team.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- Indian Army
Commercial Order - Apollyon Dynamics supplied combat drones to Indian Army units across four states.
Context
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Context tags
- Defence UAV builder - Stack Layer - Apollyon positions itself around autonomous defence UAV platforms.
- Tactical drone payload delivery - Capability - Apollyon systems support tactical payload delivery and strike capability.
- Deployable drone infrastructure - Workflow - Apollyon develops field-deployable drone production and launch infrastructure.
- Defence FPV drone builder - Peer Group - Apollyon Dynamics builds FPV strike drones and deployable drone infrastructure.
- Unmanned aircraft OEM - Stack Layer - Apollyon builds complete unmanned aircraft systems.
- Pilot deployments - Commercial Stage - Apollyon has public development and field tests for drone infrastructure.
- Loitering precision strike - Workflow - Apollyon systems support loitering and precision strike missions.
- Defence robotics operators - Customer Environment - Apollyon serves defence and field robotics operators.
- Autonomous drone operations - Capability - Apollyon platforms support autonomous drone operations.
- Contested defence environments - Customer Environment - Apollyon systems operate in contested defence environments.
Commercial
- Apollyon Dynamics delivers high-speed kamikaze drones to Indian Army units
2025-07-22 · Order / contract
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