Zealous about deep tech entrepreneurship to democratise technology, and foster sustainable development, Prof. Satya Chakravarthy is the Founder & CEO of The ePlane Company, which is in pursuit of building India’s 1st flying electric taxi. In 2019, he embarked on a path to make flying ubiquitous by teaching the world's first electric aircraft alongside The ePlane Company being incubated at IIT Madras. He also founded and heads the National Centre for Combustion Research & Development (NCCRD) - one of the world’s largest research centres that houses state-of-the-art infrastructure for combustion research.
Beyond this, Prof. Satya is a two-time TEDX speaker and also the Co-founder of innovative startups such as, Agnikul Cosmos, Aerostrovilos Energy, Avishkaar Hyperloop and GalaxEye that are redefining the aerospace ecosystem in India. Recently, he was also accredited as the ‘Startup Enabler of the Year’ at TiECON Chennai 2022.