Ashutosh

student @IITMADRAS

[Shreepoorna S Rao @shreepoorna365]

On 10th April, we inaugurated the Arctus HQ in Bengaluru and unveiled the AX1 - our first tech demonstrator unmanned aircraft - in the presence of @Tejasvi_Surya. The specs of AX1 are as follows - 20,000 feet cruising altitude, 50 KGs of payload and endurance of 10 hours!

What stands out is how much of this was enabled by Bangalore. The ecosystem here allows you to go from concept to hardware at an aggressive pace - access to high-quality engineers, suppliers, early customers, and capital all within a tight loop. For a team building complex aerospace systems, that density compounds fast.

Over the last few months, we’ve been heads down - designing, building, and testing - operating like an F1 team with rapid iteration cycles across structures, avionics, and flight systems. The AX1 is a direct output of that process.

This facility is not just an office - it’s where we intend to push the limits of high-altitude UAVs, continuously iterating toward larger platforms and longer endurance. This is day zero for us, and there’s a lot more to build.

@arctusaerospace @southpkcommons @spc_india @VersionOneVC @gradcapital
@adityaag @prateekmehta42 @ankitcc @prateekbehera96 @bwertz @abhisheksethi96 @angelatytran

[Runtime @RuntimeBRT]

Arctus Aerospace built the AX1 in 150 days.

With a team of 10 people.

It's a 200 kg Earth observation UAV that can fly for 10 hours at 20,000 feet.

Here's Runtime's conversation with Shreepoorna S Rao, the founder of Arctus Aerospace.

[Caleb @caleb_friesen]

If "you can just do things" was a person, it would be @shreepoorna365.

Built an airplane in 150 days with a team of 10 people.

In India.

[Shreepoorna S Rao @shreepoorna365]

On April 10, we had the opportunity to host @Tejasvi_Surya at Arctus HQ, where he inaugurated our Bengaluru facility and unveiled our first 8-meter aircraft, AX1. Tejasvi sir has been extremely critical in our journey here at Arctus, and we felt fortunate that he agreed to inaugurate this milestone with the team. This marks our transition from prototypes to full-scale systems - where design meets manufacturing, flight cycles, and real-world constraints. AX1 is a result of continuous iteration across structures, avionics, and endurance, built and tested in-house.

We’re working on a hard problem - high-altitude, long-endurance UAVs - and progress is purely a function of how fast we can build, test, and iterate. What’s changed in the last few years is access: to talent, infrastructure, and validation pathways. That compression of cycles is what allows teams like ours to move from idea to aircraft. If this compounds across more builders, India won’t just participate in deep tech - it will define it.

[Ashutosh @ps_ashutosh]

they added humour setting in claude

[Aravind @aravind]

https://t.co/bJ6Fhyvmci

[Rohit Sharma @ImRo45]

I'm back :) :)

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

#OperationSindoor on the games field.

Outcome is the same - India wins!

Congrats to our cricketers.

[Shreepoorna S Rao @shreepoorna365]

Hiring Founder's Office

Arctus Aerospace is developing next-generation high-altitude UAVs to transform geospatial intelligence and are based in Bengaluru

We are looking for a Founder's Office Associate to work closely with the founder and leadership team on key initiatives across business operations, fundraising, customer engagements, and strategic projects (generalist with high energy).

Role Responsibilities:

1. Share an undying passion for airplanes :)
2. Support the founder in daily operations, strategic
planning, and project management.
3. Prepare business presentations, investor reports, and
internal documents.
4. Lead specific projects across partnerships, hiring,
and customer development.
5. Ensure efficient communication and coordination
across teams.
6. Solve operational challenges and improve internal
processes.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

1. 0–3 years of experience in management consulting,
venture capital, entrepreneurship, operations, or
business strategy roles.
2. Strong written and verbal communication skills (very
important)
3. Highly organized with strong analytical and problem-
solving ability.
4. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-ownership
environment and high energy.
5. Undergraduate degree in engineering, business, or
related fields preferred.

Location: Bengaluru, India (Full-time, On-site)
To apply, please send your CV and a short cover note to [email protected]

#Hiring #FoundersOffice #ArctusAerospace #Careers #DeepTech #Aerospace

@gradcapital @southpkcommons @VersionOneVC

[jeje @jestJJmei]

How is rent for 28 days the same amount as 31 days??? Where my change!!

[Ankit Sanghvi @sanghvian]

The amazing startups in this picture, are stories to keep following

[Banger Archive @bangerarchive]

he was so real for this

[Aravind Srinivas @AravSrinivas]

We’ve given free Perplexity Pro to all students and faculty and staff of IIT Madras, where I did my undergrad. Super excited to start there as we begin our expansion for Indian campuses.

[Yash. @105of70Mumbai]

Never leaving this app 😭😭😭

[Praveen Naik @p_naix]

"Build LLM in India" – Stop Lying to Yourselves and Fix VCs

It’s been almost two years since @sama said, “you can try,” and someone from Mahindra Group responded with “challenge accepted.” Where are the models competing with OpenAI, Anthropic, or DeepMind?

In Nandan Nilekani's recent podcast with Nikhil Kamath, the tech lead at the government level bluntly admitted, "building LLMs is not for us." That’s a pathetic, defeatist mindset.

@AravSrinivas is right. Look at the U.S.—their top tech companies and government work in tandem, nullifying benchmarks with every release. Here, all we do is talk. India seems content with the reputation of doing things cheaply while China leads the way in execution. Somehow only China can trigger us.

@paraschopra, @championswimmer, @waitin4agi_—all on point. Talent isn’t the issue; it’s the lack of courage. We’re stuck hyping 10-minute deliveries and obsessing over tangible commodities. Most universities don’t even offer decent AI curricula. Mediocre college placements churn out graduates who’ve never seen money, so their only goal is stability. Ambition comes later—if at all. I can’t convince one friend to quit their job and build something meaningful because they draw the line at financial risk. It’s a vicious cycle.

How do we fix this?

Break the VC/investor trap. They won’t back ambitious founders unless they see "differentiators." What differentiators do OpenAI, Anthropic, or DeepMind have? They’re all chasing benchmarks and mining the same gold. Meanwhile, our VCs keep betting on "build for India" garbage—e-com, UPI fintech, quick commerce. Enough! Start funding "build for the world."

Indian Founders don’t need massive funding to start. $30-50k (₹25-40L) is enough for most ambitious founders to prove their commitment. But no one funds pre-seed at that scale. Show us you’re willing to disproportionately back talent. Stop forcing them to move to the U.S. just to get funded. Then, when they succeed, you call them "Indian founders" as if you had their back all along.

We don’t lack ambition; we lack support. Back small, ambitious companies with compounding potential. That’s how you win.

[Hindutva Knight @HPhobiaWatch]

When India will look like this?

[雉粕喵 @regice_kijinyan]

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[Satyam Chauhan @chauhantwts]

>an electrical engineer from IIT
>missed switching to cs by 0.01 points.
>self taught ml & aced the toughest ml exam
>worked at openAI & deepmind
>created perplexity
>& the rest is history.

[Gukesh D @DGukesh]

18th @ 18!

[Chess.com @chesscom]

GUKESH DID IT 🎉