
Sep 1, 2026
✦TechCrunch
Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year
Bengaluru startup Alteon raised $2.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Lachy Groom on Tuesday. The company aims to keep autonomous aircraft in the sky for a year by harvesting ocean wind energy. "Once you build airplanes that can stay in the air for more than a year," Sanghvi said.