The team building 10x cheaper airplanes.
Our story
Our story started in college, building race cars and solar cars.
Every year, shipping them to the competition cost more than building them.
So we took what those cars taught us about ground-effect aerodynamics, electric powertrain and composites and set out to reimagine the airplane.
Electric sea-skimming craft, moving people and cargo 10x cheaper than airplanes.
Three disciplines
- 01Ground-effect aerodynamics
- 02Electric powertrain
- 03Composites
The team behind Waterfly
We started at IIT Madras. Today we're a small team of engineers in India, and we build every craft in-house.
Contact us
Electrical engineer from IIT Madras. Helped build the institute's first electric race car at Raftar. Leads strategy and product at Waterfly.
LinkedIn: Harish Rajesh (opens in a new tab)Harish Rajesh
Co-founder and CEO
Civil engineer from IIT Madras. Spent three years on Raftar's powertrain team. Leads engineering at Waterfly.
LinkedIn: Keshav Kumar (opens in a new tab)Keshav Kumar
Co-founder and CTO
Naval architect from IIT Madras. Co-founded Agnirath, the institute's solar car team. Leads business and partnerships at Waterfly.
Bindusara Reddy
Co-founder and CBO
You might have seen us in
Press
Moments in the news
Harish Rajesh and Prof. Satyanarayanan Seshadri on electric Wing-In-Ground craft12 October 2026 (opens in a new tab)
A decade of dominance: what makes IIT Madras unbeatableHarish is quoted in this piece on IIT Madras.3 February 2026 (opens in a new tab)- The 20-something deep tech revolutionOn India's shift toward younger founders in deep tech.19 May 2025 (opens in a new tab)
The founders on Wing-In-Ground craftTamil Nadu's investment promotion agency featured Harish and Keshav explaining why ground-effect craft could change logistics.9 April 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Low-flying craft stands out at IInvenTiv 20259 March 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Along India's east coast in 3 hours for Rs 600?27 February 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Anand Mahindra on the craft's designThe Mahindra Group chairman called the design stunning.26 February 2025 (opens in a new tab)- XAnand Mahindra: "Design rules!"25 February 2025 (opens in a new tab)