DBT Bureau
Pune, 17 Sep 2026
DheyaTech, a Bengaluru-based deep-tech company developing advanced small gas turbine engines has raised ₹ 43 crore in funding led by Avaana Capital.
The company was founded by aerospace engineers with 15+ years of experience at GE Aviation, and Rolls-Royce. Small gas turbine engine design and manufacturing represent one of the most technically demanding capabilities in aerospace engineering. While over 30 countries operate nuclear power plants, fewer than a dozen nations possess the indigenous capability to design and manufacture small gas turbine engines. India has historically depended entirely on imports for small gas turbine engines – a technology critical to distributed energy generation, advanced aerial platforms, and next-generation energy infrastructure.
Backed by a decade of dedicated R&D, DheyaTech is building domestic capability in this strategic technology with small gas turbine engines spanning 20 kgf to 400 kgf of thrust for applications across advanced aerial mobility and energy, while its fuel-flexible and hydrogen capabilities open up opportunities for sustainable propulsion and next-generation power systems.
DheyaTech gas turbines are now entering commercial deployment, with flight trials of its engines targeted for Q4 2026. The company is already seeing strong market traction, with confirmed orders from Indian and global OEMs. The capital will be deployed to scale production capabilities, establish a fully integrated testing facility for its gas turbine engines, and work closely with domestic and global customers to accelerate deployment timelines.
DheyaTech’s platform approach is designed to create a scalable family of engines addressing multiple thrust requirements and applications. The company has built a strong in-house engineering team that owns the complete product development pipeline – from design and development through build and testing – and has also developed a proprietary, innovative adaptive Engine Control Unit (ECU).
“The next generation of Indian deep tech companies will not just adapt technologies developed elsewhere; they will build globally relevant platforms from the ground up. DheyaTech represents that shift – building differentiated, mission-critical technology in a sector of strategic importance to India. We believe the company has the potential to become a global leader in propulsion, and we are excited to partner with the team as they take Indian engineering to markets around the world.,” said Vikas Verma, Partner, Avaana Capital.
DheyaTech is also the first private company in India to pursue independent airworthiness certification for its gas turbine engines under the guidance of CEMILAC-DRDO. The certification pathway represents an important milestone towards meeting the rigorous reliability and performance requirements of India’s avionics sector and reinforces the company’s focus on developing production-ready technology for mission-critical applications.
“I congratulate the DheyaTech team on this important milestone. Their focus on building reliable gas turbine technology is truly exciting. Unimech continues to be the strategic manufacturing partner for DheyaTech, supporting the company through its precision manufacturing capabilities for gas turbine components and systems. We look forward to our continued association,” said Anil Kumar Puthan, Chairman & Managing Director, Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing Limited.
DheyaTech is also expanding its core turbomachinery capabilities towards next-generation energy systems. The company is advancing hydrogen propulsion and power-generation technologies, including a hydrogen blower that has received the globally recognized ATEX safety certification. In collaboration with IISc-Bengaluru, DheyaTech has also successfully developed a hydrogen-based flexi-fuel combustor for its 60-kW flexi-fuel turbogenerator, creating the enabling downstream infrastructure for fuel-flexible distributed power systems.
Gurushankara K C, CEO & Co-Founder, DheyaTech, said: “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. This funding marks an important step in our journey from technology development to production readiness. We are focused on building a scalable family of engines, strengthening our testing capabilities and working closely with customers to take our technology into real-world applications. Our long-term goal is to make India more self-reliant in critical propulsion and energy technologies.”
DheyaTech’s progress reflects a historic inflection point: India’s entry into an elite peer group of nations with indigenous advanced propulsion technology. For decades, India has depended on imports for gas turbine engines – technology critical to advanced aerial mobility and next-generation power systems. By combining full-stack engineering capability with production readiness, certification and customer deployment, DheyaTech is advancing globally competitive gas turbine technology from India reducing import dependency in a domain historically controlled by a small number of global players.
