The Round Saw Participation from An Array of Esteemed Investors including Kartik Hajela (Founder Log9 materials), Soonicorn Ventures and Others
We Founder Circle, a founder backing founder based early-stage start-up investor has led a SEED round worth USD 325K (INR 2.5 cr) in TSAW (Technology in Space and Aero Works), is a drone logistics service provider. The startup comes with a vision to recreate the logistics ecosystem by introducing a new and faster mode of transportation i.e., drones.The round witnessed participation from an array of esteemed investors including – Kartik Hajela (Founder Log9 materials), Soonicorn Ventures, early stage startup accelerator Pedal Start and strategic investment by Zypp Electric. The brand was bootstrapped so far, and this is the first fundraise.
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| (L-R) Kishan and Rimanshu-TSAW Founders |
TSAW is providing logistics services by creating an alternate mode of unmanned transportation and developing drone corridors which will expand throughout Indian geography. These services can be used by any client on a monthly subscription basis. To make this possible, TSAW has developed drones capable of carrying 5kg payload to a distance of 40kms and is working on drones with longer range and higher payload capacity to carry any kind of loads.
TSAW will exhaust a major part of the raised investment in team building and fuelling operations. The rest of the fund will be equally divided in marketing and R&D.
“We are working towards empowering the logistics chain with drone technology. Though a lot of attempts have been made at exploring the domain, however very few have been successful in precise execution. We are glad the investors put their faith in the model and the team. These funds would give us a push in establishing our services across multiple cities which is the immediate plan for us,” said Mr. Kishan Tiwari- Founder, TSAW.
"In order to democratise the tech explorations taking the leap of faith is important. TSAW is empowering a domain which has been in the air for long but not a lot of people have been able to unleash its complete potential. We are glad to have become a part of a greater mission and logistics revolution that TSAW is aiming to begin,” Mr. Gaurav VK Singhvi- Co-founder, We Founder Circle.
TSAW is targeting to start its services in three Tier 1 cities by the end of this financial year utilising these funds, and aims to reach each and every village in the next 5 years.
TSAW’s technology which is a combination of drone and automation software has evolved over last 5+ years, proving itself across multiple Indian terrains, and has performed 1800 delivery flights across India so far. TSAW is working with Zypp Electric to enable end-to-end last-mile deliveries anywhere within a city in 20 minutes. So far, TSAW has completed successful trials in Kolkata, Orissa, Indore, Mumbai, Gurgaon, Madhurai, Hyderabad and Coimbatore with various clients. Soon TSAW will also be launching its dedicated corridors for clients in Himachal and Uttarakhand for transportation of medical supplies.
We Founder Circle is a founder backing founder community and early age startup investment platform. It offers capital to startups in the range of $50K - $150K to early-stage startups. WFC has become one of the fastest-growing angel networks with 33+ startup investments in 2021. WFC has facilitated funds worth $150 million across 33+ start-ups in 2021and and became the 2nd largest Angel Investor in the Country. The brand facilitates seed funding, business development, and global networking opportunities to start-ups as it believes early start-ups need support in other sectors also to attain stability and scalability.
Founded in 2019, by Kishan and Rimanshu, TSAW (Technology in Space and Aero Works) is a drone logistics service provider with a vision to recreate the logistics ecosystem by introducing a new and faster mode of transportation i.e., drones.
The brand is headquartered in Gurugram. These services can be used by any client on a monthly subscription basis. To make this possible TSAW has developed drones capable of carrying 5Kg payload to a distance of 40Km and is working on drones with longer range and higher payload capacity to carry any kind of loads. All these drones are operated on lithium batteries with Zero Carbon Emission.
All the drones are powered by TSAW’s propriety Drone Cloud Intelligence System (DCIS), a cloud-based autopilot, which performs jobs like automatic path planning, drone traffic deconfliction and predictive health management & recovery, hence reducing the downtime to approximately Zero mins between flights and providing better operational efficiency.
TSAW will exhaust a major part of the raised investment in team building and fuelling operations. The rest of the fund will be equally divided in marketing and R&D.
“We are working towards empowering the logistics chain with drone technology. Though a lot of attempts have been made at exploring the domain, however very few have been successful in precise execution. We are glad the investors put their faith in the model and the team. These funds would give us a push in establishing our services across multiple cities which is the immediate plan for us,” said Mr. Kishan Tiwari- Founder, TSAW.
"In order to democratise the tech explorations taking the leap of faith is important. TSAW is empowering a domain which has been in the air for long but not a lot of people have been able to unleash its complete potential. We are glad to have become a part of a greater mission and logistics revolution that TSAW is aiming to begin,” Mr. Gaurav VK Singhvi- Co-founder, We Founder Circle.
TSAW is targeting to start its services in three Tier 1 cities by the end of this financial year utilising these funds, and aims to reach each and every village in the next 5 years.
TSAW’s technology which is a combination of drone and automation software has evolved over last 5+ years, proving itself across multiple Indian terrains, and has performed 1800 delivery flights across India so far. TSAW is working with Zypp Electric to enable end-to-end last-mile deliveries anywhere within a city in 20 minutes. So far, TSAW has completed successful trials in Kolkata, Orissa, Indore, Mumbai, Gurgaon, Madhurai, Hyderabad and Coimbatore with various clients. Soon TSAW will also be launching its dedicated corridors for clients in Himachal and Uttarakhand for transportation of medical supplies.
We Founder Circle is a founder backing founder community and early age startup investment platform. It offers capital to startups in the range of $50K - $150K to early-stage startups. WFC has become one of the fastest-growing angel networks with 33+ startup investments in 2021. WFC has facilitated funds worth $150 million across 33+ start-ups in 2021and and became the 2nd largest Angel Investor in the Country. The brand facilitates seed funding, business development, and global networking opportunities to start-ups as it believes early start-ups need support in other sectors also to attain stability and scalability.
About TSAW
Founded in 2019, by Kishan and Rimanshu, TSAW (Technology in Space and Aero Works) is a drone logistics service provider with a vision to recreate the logistics ecosystem by introducing a new and faster mode of transportation i.e., drones.
The brand is headquartered in Gurugram. These services can be used by any client on a monthly subscription basis. To make this possible TSAW has developed drones capable of carrying 5Kg payload to a distance of 40Km and is working on drones with longer range and higher payload capacity to carry any kind of loads. All these drones are operated on lithium batteries with Zero Carbon Emission.
All the drones are powered by TSAW’s propriety Drone Cloud Intelligence System (DCIS), a cloud-based autopilot, which performs jobs like automatic path planning, drone traffic deconfliction and predictive health management & recovery, hence reducing the downtime to approximately Zero mins between flights and providing better operational efficiency.
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