News · 26 May 2026
AerialGrid India incubated at CIIE IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

AerialGrid India is now officially incubated at CIIE IIT (ISM) Dhanbad Foundation — placing us inside one of India's most respected deep-tech ecosystems at a defining moment for the country's drone industry.
India's drone market is on track to more than double from USD 1.3B (2025) to USD 2.7B (2034), backed by a clear self-reliance agenda — drone import restrictions, a unified 5% GST, and ~90% of airspace opened as green zones.
Through CIIE, AerialGrid gains:
Mentorship from IIT (ISM) faculty and deep-tech founders
Access to Startup India grants and seed funding
Product validation in IIT (ISM) labs and with research partners
Visibility at government expos and defence showcases
IP, legal and corporate-secretarial support
Direct lines to investors and strategic customers
The "Incubated by IIT (ISM) Dhanbad" trust signal
Our One Command Platform — SkyGrid — was built precisely for the challenge India is now scaling into: making every drone in the sky visible, identifiable and controllable.
Thank you to the CIIE IIT (ISM) Dhanbad team and the Startup India ecosystem. Let's build.