Background Startup Venture C is a Pune-based dronetech company operating in the defence and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) space. Founded in 2021, the company designs and manufactures fixed-wing drones, quad-drones, and hex-drones for defence applications, supported by proprietary intellectual property, design patents, and in-house flight and ground control software. At the time of engagement, Startup Venture C was in seed stage (early stage venture), with strong defence-secto