DheyaTech bags Rs 43 crore to take indigenous gas turbine engines to market

India’s small gas turbine ambitions are moving from the lab towards commercial deployment. Bengaluru-based deep-tech company DheyaTech has raised Rs 43 crore in funding led by Avaana Capital, with participation from Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing Limited. The company, founded by aerospace engineers with more than 15 years of experience at GE Aviation and Rolls-Royce, is developing small gas turbine engines for advanced aerial mobility and energy applications. Small gas turbine design and manufacturing is a highly specialised capability, with fewer than a dozen countries having indigenous capabilities in the technology, according to the company. India has long relied on imported engines in this segment. DheyaTech has spent the past decade developing its technology and now has engines ranging from 20 kgf to 400 kgf of thrust. Its fuel-flexible and hydrogen capabilities are also aimed at applications in propulsion and next-gen power systems. The funding will support higher production, a new integrated testing facility and customer partnerships in India and global markets. The company says its engines are now entering commercial deployment, with flight trials targeted for Q4 this year. It has even received confirmed orders from OEMs in India and overseas. DheyaTech follows a platform approach, developing a family of engines for different thrust requirements and applications. Its in-house engineering team handles the product development process from design and development to manufacturing and testing. The firm has also designed a proprietary adaptive Engine Control Unit (ECU), which manages engine operation across different conditions. “ We have spent the last decade building deep expertise in gas turbine technology with the vision of creating world-class propulsion and energy solutions from India,” said Gurushankara K C, CEO and Co-Founder, DheyaTech. “This funding marks an important step in our journey from technology development to production readiness,” he added. DheyaTech is also seeking independent airworthiness certification for its gas turbine engines, becoming the first private company in India to pursue this pathway under the guidance of CEMILAC-DRDO, according to the company. The certification process is aimed at meeting the reliability and performance requirements for mission-critical aerospace applications. The company is also working on turbomachinery for energy systems. Its hydrogen blower is ATEX-certified, and a collaboration with IISc-Bengaluru has led to a hydrogen-based flexi-fuel combustor for its 60-kW turbogenerator. Avaana Capital Partner Vikas Verma said the company is building technology platforms from India for applications with global relevance. Unimech Chairman and Managing Director Anil Kumar Puthan said the company would continue supporting DheyaTech through its precision manufacturing capabilities for gas turbine components and systems. Founded in 2018, the company is now looking to move beyond technology developme

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