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

Bengaluru-based deep-tech firm DheyaTech has secured Rs 43 crore in funding from Avaana Capital and Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing Limited to commercialize its indigenous gas turbine engines. The company, helmed by aerospace veterans with over 15 years of experience at GE Aviation and Rolls-Royce, specializes in small gas turbine engines for advanced aerial mobility and energy applications.

With fewer than a dozen nations possessing indigenous capabilities in this technology, DheyaTech's engines range from 20 kgf to 400 kgf of thrust and offer fuel-flexibility and hydrogen capabilities for propulsion and next-gen power systems. The funding will aid in scaling production, establishing a new integrated testing facility, and forging customer partnerships in India and globally.

DheyaTech's engines are set to enter commercial deployment with flight trials planned for Q4 this year, backed by confirmed orders from OEMs. The company's proprietary adaptive Engine Control Unit (ECU) manages engine operation across varying conditions. DheyaTech is also pursuing independent airworthiness certification for its gas turbine engines, becoming the first private Indian firm to do so.

The company is actively working on turbomachinery for energy systems and has a hydrogen blower ATEX-certified, alongside a hydrogen-based flexi-fuel combustor for its 60-kW turbogenerator, developed in collaboration with IISc-Bengaluru. Avaana Capital Partner Vikas Verma highlighted the company's focus on building technology platforms from India with global relevance, while Unimech Chairman and Managing Director Anil Kumar Puthan reaffirmed support for DheyaTech's precision manufacturing capabilities for gas turbine components and systems.