Sector Briefing · India
Mobility & Transport
Mobility and transport stands as one of India’s largest deep-tech sectors, underpinned by a substantial patent footprint and a high concentration of startups. Teams are advancing vehicle safety systems, driver drowsiness detection, intelligent traffic management, and structural health monitoring, fusing machine learning, IoT, sensor fusion, and AI-based imaging with GPS and microcontroller hardware.
India has 3,753 mobility & transport startups mapped; 47,031 patent applications analysed, of which 10,609 are granted; 3,108 foreign filers are active in the sector.
- Startups:
- 3,753
- Patents:
- 47,031
- Granted:
- 10,609
- Foreign share:
- 32%
- Inventors:
- 1,13,856
- In opposition window:
- 1,980
Why this page exists — and how to read it
A one-page brief of this sector: its filing trend, the problems being worked on, the technologies in play, who files most, foreign interest, and a sample of the startups we've mapped to it. Each panel is a door — most drill into a fuller view.
- Investors
- Read the trend and foreign share first — momentum plus outside interest — then scan the roster for patent-backed startups.
- Founders & operators
- The problems list is a whitespace map: crowded themes are validated demand, thin ones are open ground.
- Corporate & R&D
- Top filers and technologies show who to benchmark and where the sector is consolidating.
- Policy & TTO
- The domestic-vs-foreign filing split signals where Indian players lead — and where outside applicants dominate.
3,753
Startups
47,031
Patents
10,609
Granted
3,108
Foreign filers
1,13,856
Inventors
Who's filing
Indian companies lead — institutes & foreign kept separate
- TVS MOTORIN · 1,240
- HERO MOTOCORPIN · 570
- MARUTI SUZUKI INDIAIN · 364
- TATA MOTORSIN · 282
- TVS MOTOR COMPANY LIMITEDIN · 251
- HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.IN · 250
Educational institutes (6) — ranked by grant rate (share of filings granted, sample-adjusted), not filing volume
- Chitkara Innovation Incubator Foundation19 of 19 granted
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS IIT MADRAS54 of 96 granted
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY28 of 44 granted
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR24 of 40 granted
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE17 of 28 granted
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT11 of 14 granted
Foreign applicants — 32% of filings
- SUZUKI MOTORJP · 831
- HONDA MOTORJP · 754
- MERCEDES BENZ GROUPDE · 704
- ROBERT BOSCHDE · 605
- QUALCOMMUS · 360
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICSKR · 249
Filing trend
Chart starts at 2022 — earlier years reflect granted-only survivorship, not full filing volume.
View data
| Year | Domestic | Foreign | Granted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3604 | 3198 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5370 | 3565 | 129 |
| 2024 | 7410 | 3906 | 3445 |
| 2025 | 6024 | 3276 | 1060 |
| 2026 | 2377 | 760 | 1522 |
Capital in this sector
Web-sourced funding across the deep-tech startups we track — a snapshot, not a time series
392
Funded startups
~$2545.7M
Total raised
~$1.8M
Median raise
26 / 16
Series A / B+
Notable funded startups
- Ather EnergySeries D+ · ~$502M
- NetradyneSeries D+ · ~$308M
- VTOL Aviation India · ~$150M
- GatikSeries B · ~$114.5M
- MATTER · ~$82.7M
- NewSpace Research and TechnologiesSeries B · ~$73.2M
- ideaForgeOther · ~$53.8M
- Garuda AerospaceSeries A · ~$49.5M
166 raised at seed / pre-Series A. Company details, funding, stage, investors and brand names here are AI-matched to public web sources — not human-verified. Coverage is incomplete and some records may be matched to the wrong company. Treat as a directional starting point, verify before relying on any figure, and note the platform takes no responsibility for errors.
Problems being solved
Patents mapped · click to see the filers
Technologies in play
Patents mapped
| Label | Patents |
|---|---|
| machine learning | 1,9024% |
| iot | 1,2583% |
| sensor fusion | 1,0692% |
| ai-based imaging | 1,0352% |
| gps | 1,0342% |
| microcontroller | 1,0262% |
| computer vision | 8962% |
| artificial intelligence | 8002% |
| wireless communication | 7932% |
| microcontroller control | 6951% |
| cloud computing | 6901% |
| ultrasonic sensor | 6171% |
| deep learning | 5921% |
| gps tracking | 5761% |
| edge computing | 5401% |
| lidar | 5391% |
| image processing | 5151% |
| iot sensors | 4971% |
| predictive analytics | 4801% |
| real-time monitoring | 4741% |
| ultrasonic sensors | 4431% |
| ultrasonic sensing | 4191% |
| rfid | 3651% |
| regenerative braking | 3641% |
| control unit | 3611% |
| mobile application | 3611% |
| sensors | 3281% |
| predictive maintenance | 3081% |
| battery management system | 3081% |
| internet of things (iot) | 3071% |
Problems and technologies are grouped from each patent's text by AI, so treat the buckets as a map of what the sector works on — not an exact count. Open a bucket to see the filings behind it.
Where startups are mapped
| State | Startups mapped |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 564 |
| Karnataka | 480 |
| Tamil Nadu | 432 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 309 |
| Delhi | 304 |
| Telangana | 288 |
| Gujarat | 211 |
| Haryana | 149 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 128 |
| Kerala | 127 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 109 |
| West Bengal | 91 |
Startups · 15 of 3,753
Classified into Mobility & Transportby their primary technology focus (shown under each name). IP chips count a company's total matched patents, designs and trademarks — across all sectors.
MATTER MOTOR WORKS PRIVATE LIMITED
Automotive
Leveraging new energy, revolutionary technology, superior infrastructure and a talented team, Matter Motor Works is changing mobility as you know it.
Ahmedabad
ATHER ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED
electric vehicles
Yet to be defined.
Bengaluru Urban
SIMPLEENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED
Automotive
We are a young 30+ member team based out of Bangalore and are Electric vehicle enthusiasts,designers, engineers and problem solvers coming together to make a smart, supercharging and long range affordable two wheeler and four wheeler vehicle
Bengaluru Urban
RIVER MOBILITY PRIVATE LIMITED
Automotive
RIVER MOBILITY PRIVATE LIMITED is a start-up involved in manufacturing, designing, fabricating, assembling, marketing, selling, trading, importing, exporting, servicing and managing the lifecycle of electric vehicles and associated components. We are trying to build for Atmanirb
Bengaluru Urban
ULTRAVIOLETTE AUTOMOTIVE PRIVATE LIMITED
Automotive
Yet to be updated
Bengaluru Urban
Numeros Motors Private Limited
Automotive
Numeros Motors is building an electric 2 wheeler mainly intended for cargo carrying applications
Bengaluru
ideaForge Technology Pvt Ltd
Agriculture
Website
Mumbai
SOORYAUDAY AERIAL VEHICLES PRIVATE LIMITED
Aeronautics Aerospace & Defence
• Sooryauday Aerial Vehicles Private Limited aims to leverage its cutting-edge drone technology and create an infrastructure to manufacture UAVs in India. • Our Product offerings include a Hybrid VTOL (Vertical Take off and Landing) and Fixed wing drone and a Hexacopter Drone
South Delhi
METZENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED
Automotive
METZ ENERGY is working on creating smart hardware solution for a very big global need in last mile mobility for goods and people.
Gurugram
RAPTEE ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED
Automotive
Raptee Energy is an electric mobility startup looking to e-volutionize the mid-premium motorcycle industry in the world’s largest motorcycle market. Raptee Energy’s value proposition is to provide the untapped market with an affordable, always connected motorcycle that perfor
Tiruvallur
IPLTECH ELECTRIC PRIVATE LIMITED
Automotive
Infrastructure is a natural complement to technology in fostering global growth but it comes at a heavy cost. Worldwide, it employs over six million mega trucks – some of the most polluting vehicles. At IPLT, we are driven to minimize this heavy pollution by deploying our hea
Gurugram
ENTUPLE E-MOBILITY PRIVATE LIMITED
Automotive
Entuple E-Mobility Private Limited ("EntEM") is a Bangalore headquartered Electric Powertrain and Charging Station product company promoted by technocrats with deep expertise in EM and Power Electronics gained through years of product design experience with Aerospace and Defence
Bengaluru Urban
Motorama Ev Private Limited
Automotive
We are building a low-speed electric vehicle motor without using rare earth magnets for electric bicycle and kickstart scooter applications.
Gautam Buddha Nagar
INSIDEFPV VENTURES PRIVATE LIMITED
Robotics
InsideFPV is an Indian deep-tech defence drone company building high-speed FPV tactical drones, kamikaze/loitering munitions, interceptor systems, and advanced surveillance UAVs designed for real battlefield deployment. Founded in 2020, the company focuses on backpack-portable, &
Surat
BBROS MOBILITY PRIVATE LIMITED
Automotive
Fatehabad
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