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Airbound raises $37 million for autonomous-drone development

Published Tuesday, August 25, 2026 · 2:05 AM EDT

Airbound, a Bengaluru startup building autonomous drones, raised a $37 million Series A led by Greenoaks, according to the supplied TechCrunch summary. The financing follows an $8.65 million seed less than a year earlier and brings the company's total funding to about $50 million. The summary says Airbound is pursuing the movement of goods with autonomous drones.

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