Founder Thesis Flying into the future | Prof. Satya Chakravarthy @ The ePlane Company
The end of the 2000s saw the rise in radio taxi services. In the next decade, the urban mobility market in India was captured by Ola and Uber. You might wonder what’s in store for commuters in this decade!
In a candid conversation with Akshay Datt, Prof. Satya Chakravarthy, Co-founder, and CTO, The ePlane Co, takes us through his amazing journey. A veteran in the Indian aerospace arena, he is heading NCCRD, which is one of the world’s largest combustion research centers and is a member of the advisory board of various start-ups incubated at IIT Madras.
Prof. Satya, along with Pranjal Mehta started The ePlane Co in 2016 and took the aerial route in a bid to solve the ever-growing issues with road infrastructure in urban cities. And that’s not all! This air taxi company is ready to test its product in a year or two.
Tune in to this episode to hear Prof. Satya speak about how The ePlane Co is planning to disrupt the urban mobility industry with its cutting-edge and cost-effective technology.
What you must not miss!
- Experience of running NCCRD.
- Future of electric airplanes.
- The technology behind air taxis.
- Fundraising journey.