Sector Briefing · India
Mobility & Transport
Data as of 12 Oct 2026Methodology
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 3,235 mobility & transport startups mapped; 50,133 patent applications analysed, of which 11,611 are granted; 3,097 foreign filers are active in the sector.
- Startups:
- 3,235
- Patents:
- 50,133
- Granted:
- 11,611
- Foreign share:
- 31%
- Inventors:
- 1,13,889
- In opposition window:
- 1,829
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.
3,235
Startups
50,133
Patents
11,611
Granted
3,097
Foreign filers
1,13,889
Inventors
Who's filing
Indian companies lead - institutes & foreign kept separate
- TVS MOTORIN · 1,720
- HERO MOTOCORPIN · 729
- MARUTI SUZUKI INDIAIN · 546
- MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRAIN · 531
- TATA MOTORSIN · 495
- Individual / Self-FilerIN · 297
Educational institutes (6) - ranked by grant rate (share of filings granted, sample-adjusted), not filing volume
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS104 of 129 granted
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY44 of 53 granted
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR30 of 44 granted
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE23 of 31 granted
- UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY STUDIES13 of 15 granted
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT16 of 23 granted
Foreign applicants - 31% of filings
- SUZUKI MOTORJP · 1,122
- HONDA MOTORJP · 1,034
- ROBERT BOSCHDE · 717
- MERCEDES BENZ GROUPDE · 707
- QUALCOMMUS · 360
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICSKR · 279
Filing trend
Chart starts at 2022 - earlier years reflect granted-only survivorship, not full filing volume.
View data
| Year | Domestic | Foreign | Granted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3611 | 3199 | 11 |
| 2023 | 5400 | 3565 | 146 |
| 2024 | 7845 | 3906 | 3444 |
| 2025 | 6876 | 3276 | 1059 |
| 2026 | 3653 | 761 | 1547 |
Capital in this sector
Web-sourced funding across the deep-tech startups we track - a snapshot, not a time series
363
Funded startups
~$2239.2M
Total raised
~$1.6M
Median raise
22 / 11
Series A / B+
Notable funded startups
- AtherSeries 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
- Magenta MobilitySeries A · ~$49.5M
158 raised at seed / pre-Series A. Funding is from public sources and may contain errors - verify before relying on it. 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.
Public money in this sector
Government missions and funds, as their own releases state them
PM E-DRIVE
Ministry of Heavy Industries · Approved by the Union Cabinet on 11 September 2024
- Outlay
- ₹10,900 crore
- Runs to
- 31 March 2028
- Demand incentives for electric two- and three-wheelers, ambulances, trucks and buses
- Public charging stations (₹2,000 crore) and vehicle testing agencies (₹780 crore)
Source: PIB: Cabinet approves PM E-DRIVE; PIB: PM E-DRIVE extended to March 2028.
A mission's own bodies and hubs, registered as not-for-profit or government companies, are not counted among the funded startups on this page. A grant or an investment a mission makes in a startup is that startup's funding.
Problems being solved
Patents mapped · click to see the filers
Technologies in play
Patents mapped
| Label | Patents |
|---|---|
| Machine Learning | 1,9424% |
| IoT | 1,2813% |
| Sensor Fusion | 1,1282% |
| Microcontroller | 1,0842% |
| GPS | 1,0622% |
| AI-Based Imaging | 1,0352% |
| Computer Vision | 9742% |
| Wireless Communication | 8282% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 8082% |
| Microcontroller Control | 7021% |
| Cloud Computing | 6971% |
| GPS Tracking | 6261% |
| Ultrasonic Sensor | 6231% |
| Deep Learning | 6051% |
| Edge Computing | 5631% |
| Image Processing | 5621% |
| LiDAR | 5621% |
| IoT Sensors | 5251% |
| Predictive Analytics | 4931% |
| Real-Time Monitoring | 4861% |
| Ultrasonic Sensors | 4561% |
| Control Unit | 4371% |
| Ultrasonic Sensing | 4231% |
| Regenerative Braking | 4171% |
| Mobile Application | 3861% |
| RFID | 3671% |
| Sensors | 3451% |
| Battery Management System | 3311% |
| Accelerometer | 3261% |
| Predictive Maintenance | 3211% |
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 | 510 |
| Karnataka | 443 |
| Tamil Nadu | 370 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 277 |
| Delhi | 272 |
| Telangana | 246 |
| Gujarat | 195 |
| Haryana | 153 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 111 |
| Kerala | 107 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 99 |
| Rajasthan | 77 |
When these companies were incorporated
2,234 companies with a company-register match, 715 of them with matched IP. Open a year to see the companies founded in it.
Incorporation dates come from the MCA register, which we have matched for about 69% of the deep-tech base - so this is the shape of the cohort, not a census of it. It is also not the DPIIT recognition date, which can be years later.
Startups · 15 of 3,235
Classified into Mobility & Transport by 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
Unmute ## CONNECTIVITY Your vehicle keeps you updated (4G connectivity) via the mobile phone app and smart watch app. ## Features and Specifications #### Battery Capacity - 4KWHr Range - 200km (IDC) #### MOTOR and CONTROLLER 4KW (Rated) 10KW (Peak) #### LIGHTING LED Projector Hea
Fatehabad
Deep-tech basis: site-backed (own website fetched and read), IP-backed (patent or design filed in its own name), web-backed (described elsewhere on the open web), registry only (registry description alone). How this is decided
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Briefings on this sector
funding brief
Space Took a Quarter of the RDI Fund's First Approvals. AI Took ₹3 Crore.
We set TDB's first 22 RDI approvals against where India's deep-tech companies and patent filings are. Space took a quarter of the money from 2% of the companies on our list. AI took 0.1%. Karnataka sent nearly a third of the proposals; Gujarat sent four.
funding brief
Missions Outspend Investors 115 to 1 in Chips. In Space, Investors Lead 7 to 1.
We set ten government missions and funds against the private rounds on our record in the same sectors. In chips, quantum, critical minerals and green hydrogen, the state has committed more than every private round the sector's startups have on our record. In space, robotics, defence, health and mobility, investors have put in more. AI is close to level.
funding brief
The RDI Fund Pays Half. How Many Indian Deeptech Companies Can Raise the Other Half?
The ₹1 lakh crore RDI Fund will finance no more than half of a project; the company must find the rest. The first 22 approvals needed a median ₹101 crore each from their own or private sources. In the past year, 47 deep-tech companies on our list closed a private round of ₹100 crore or more.
funding brief
The RDI Fund's First 22 Companies: ₹2,192 Crore Approved, ₹376 Crore Paid
The Technology Development Board, the first manager to lend from India's ₹1 lakh crore Research, Development and Innovation Fund, has approved 22 companies for ₹2,192 crore against projects worth ₹4,744 crore. By 30 September it had paid ten of them ₹375.69 crore. Here is the full list, what each is building, and what our data says about them.