Capital-A, India’s specialist venture capital fund for manufacturing and deep tech, has led an Rs 180 million seed funding round in Misochain Technologies Pvt Ltd, a Bengaluru-based aerospace deep-tech company developing indigenous, flight-critical aircraft components for defence and global aviation platforms.

The funding will be used to set up a manufacturing facility for critical aerospace components, accelerate product certification programmes, and scale engineering, testing and MRO capabilities for UAV manufacturers and global aerospace customers, strengthening Misochain’s role in India’s aerospace manufacturing ecosystem.

Misochain focuses on flight-critical aircraft components that are largely imported into India. Its portfolio includes air data probes, vibration isolation systems, actuators and solenoid valves, which integrate directly into aircraft flight management and control systems. The company is pioneering the indigenous development of air data probes in India, a tightly regulated segment marked by high certification thresholds, long supplier tenures and strong long-term continuity.

“India has built strong aircraft and defence platforms, yet many flight-critical subsystems still depend on overseas suppliers,” said Rama Kandula, Co-Founder and CEO, Misochain Technologies. “This investment enables us to advance certification timelines, expand engineering depth, and move closer to serial deployment across defence and aviation platforms.”

“Aerospace manufacturing is defined by certification depth, execution discipline and long product lifecycles,” said Ankit Kedia, Founder and Lead Investor at Capital-A. “Misochain has reached a key inflection point by achieving technical qualification for flight-critical systems, placing it among a small group of suppliers with durable relevance to India’s defence ecosystem and global aerospace supply chains.”

The investment comes amid growing momentum in India’s aerospace manufacturing ecosystem. Global Tier-1 aerospace companies are expanding sourcing from India to diversify supply chains, while defence indigenisation initiatives and rapid growth in the UAV segment are driving demand for certified, locally manufactured aerospace components. Industry estimates point to a multi-hundred-crore domestic opportunity for air data probes over the next five years, alongside a significantly larger global market for related components.

Misochain follows a capital-efficient manufacturing model, outsourcing precision machining to qualified partners while retaining design, assembly, testing, certification and intellectual property in-house. The company is AS9100D certified for design and manufacturing and has developed proprietary probe-heating technologies for extreme flight environments.