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Incorporation timeline (30 days)

  1. Day 1
    MCA SPICe+ name reservation
    FlyMax Aerospace Pvt Ltd / FlyMax Robotics Pvt Ltd — check availability first
    open →
  2. Day 1
    Udyam (MSME) registration
    5 min, free. Unblocks bank rates + tender preference
    open →
  3. Day 7
    MCA SPICe+ Part B — incorporation
    ~₹7K total, 7-10 days. Sriram ≥51% Indian promoter, NOT a GetMax subsidiary
    open →
  4. Day 14
    DPIIT Startup India — Deep Tech category
    20-yr runway, ₹300 Cr turnover ceiling. Free recognition
    open →
  5. Day 30
    SISFS via IIT Madras Incubation Cell (Taramani)
    ₹20L prototype + up to ₹50L commercialization. IITMIC incubated ePlane — warmest path
    open →
  6. Q3-26
    iDEX Open Challenge
    ₹1.5 Cr non-dilutive, next window 30-Jun-2026. Dual-use OK
    open →

Co-founder pipeline · 10 targets

  • IIT Madras Center for Innovation (CFI)
    Public website + faculty email pattern
    Chennai · TaramaniP0
  • Anna Univ CEG — Aerospace + Tech Society
    Public dept email + Tech Society LinkedIn
    Chennai · GuindyP0
  • MIT Chennai (Madras Inst. of Tech.) Aerospace
    Dept email pattern
    Chennai · ChromepetP0
  • SRM IST Robotics + Aerospace clubs
    Club inbox / LinkedIn
    Chennai · KattankulathurP0
  • Velammal Engineering Aero
    Dept email
    ChennaiP1
  • VIT Chennai Aero
    Dept email
    ChennaiP1
  • Hindustan Institute Aerospace
    Dept email
    ChennaiP1
  • Sathyabama Aero
    Dept email
    ChennaiP1
  • IIT-K UAV Group (EndureAir mothership)
    Club email · faculty pattern
    Kanpur · remoteP1
  • ROSCon India 2025 attendance
    In-person, all 3 days
    COEP Pune · Dec 18-20MUST-ATTEND
Email template (175 words) + LinkedIn DM (70 words) in 05_cofounder.md on your laptop. Send Saturday — repo URL goes in, fast-rejection rule (no GitHub link in 24 hrs → out).

Competitive map · locked positions

  • FlytBase🚧 WALL

    Indian-rooted, Pune, Nitin Gupta, BVLOS cert in 10 countries. Owns cloud-orchestration. Differentiator vs them: agent-native English-in vs their workflow config + dual-use RCM brain + MIT public.

  • ePlane Co.🤝 BRIDGE

    Satya Chakravarthy, IIT-M Discovery Campus. 60K sq ft serial production opened Feb 2026. DGCA DoA. $1B air-ambulance. Walking distance from IITMIC. The Phase-6 eVTOL partnership target.

  • Raphe mPhibr📈 PRECEDENT

    $100M Series B from General Catalyst, Jun 2025. Proves Indian capital flows to full-stack drone software at $100M scale.

  • ideaForge / Garuda / AsteriaMAP CONTEXT

    Hardware OEMs. Not the lane FlyMax is in. Asteria has a CBI probe — cautionary tale.

  • Lilium / Volocopter💀 LESSON

    Europe eVTOL dead 2025. Cert-heavy without revenue = insolvency. Never raise on certification — raise on revenue.

Cap-table & funding pacing (thinking only)

Pre-incorporation: repo public + sim live + community signups + registry pre-list. No equity moves. Zero cash.

Incorporation: 100% Sriram. Co-founder gets 5-10% with 4-yr vest + 1-yr cliff once picked. ESOP pool 10% reserved (issue later).

Non-dilutive Round 1 (Q3-26): SISFS (₹20-50L) + iDEX Open (₹1.5 Cr) + TIDE 2.0 / NIDHI-PRAYAS. ₹2-2.2 Cr realistic in 12 mo. Zero dilution.

Seed (2027, Phase 5 trigger): Speciale Invest lead (Chennai, deeptech/defence, ePlane portfolio). $500K-$1.5M at $5-10M post. ~15-20% dilution. Use of funds: hire 3 more engineers + Pixhawk hex fleet + first DaaS pilot.

Series A (Phase 5-6): $5-10M at $30-50M. General Catalyst (Raphe precedent) or Lightspeed / Accel India. Use: foundation-model policy + outdoor swarm + 2 anchor RaaS contracts.

All numbers indicative. Detailed model lives on your laptop only.

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