Bengaluru firm ties up with Narayana Health to undertake medical deliveries using drones

Airbound, a Bengaluru-based autonomous delivery logistics firm, has entered into a pilot partnership with Narayana Health for undertaking medical deliveries using drones.

During the three-month pilot partnership, Airbound aims to undertake 10 medical deliveries per day including blood samples, test kits, and essential supplies.

Critical requirement

“Our partnership with Narayana Health validates that our approach can handle the most critical delivery requirements while demonstrating the cost advantages that will make our service accessible globally,” said Airbound Founder and CEO, Naman Pushp.

Airbound said that this programme provides a high-stakes proof of concept for one of the most demanding delivery applications, demonstrating reliability, speed and cost efficiency.

“Our partnership with Airbound allows us to pilot a promising technology that could significantly improve the speed and reliability of medical deliveries. This initiative reflects our commitment to leveraging technology to better serve patients, particularly in areas where timely access to critical diagnostics and supplies can make a life-saving difference,” Devi Shetty, Founder and Chairman, Narayana Health said.

Airbound’s drones can achieve a payload-to-aircraft mass ratio of 1 kg to 1.5 kg.

“The unique blended-wing-body tailsitter design combines vertical takeoff and landing with the aerodynamic efficiency of fixed-wing flight, overcoming the limitations of tilt-rotor and quadplane designs,” it said.

Seed funding

The firm on Tuesday also announced $8.65 million seed funding led by Lachy Groom (Co-founder, Physical Intelligence), with participation from Humba Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and senior leaders from Tesla, Anduril and Ather Energy.

Following this, Airbound has raised over $10M in total funding.

The company said it plans to use the capital to scale manufacturing, expand operations beyond medical delivery, refine its technology, and prepare for wider market adoption in 2026.

“Insights from the Narayana Health pilot will inform future logistics solutions, reduce delivery costs, and accelerate adoption across industries,” it said.