https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/AdvantEdge Founders is an early-stage venture fund. Since 2015 it has written first institutional cheques into Indian companies across shared mobility, electric vehicles, energy, autonomy, aerial systems and space.https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/why-we-invested-in-endless-machines/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/why-we-invested-in-endless-machines/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy we investedIndia makes electric vehicles and imports the power electronics inside them and inside every charging station. Endless Machines is building that layer at home, starting with a rectifier that survives the Indian grid. https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/why-we-invested-in-naveria-space/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/why-we-invested-in-naveria-space/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy we investedAir defence costs more than air attack, and the gap has widened. Naveria Space builds high-speed unmanned aircraft, starting with the aerial targets that air defences are tested and trained against. https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/why-we-invested-in-paar-autonomy/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/why-we-invested-in-paar-autonomy/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy we investedThe value in unmanned systems is moving from the airframe to the payload and to the software that interprets what the payload sees. Paar Autonomy builds both, for air, ground and sea. https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/the-captable-kunal-khattar-on-finding-the-next-rapido/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/the-captable-kunal-khattar-on-finding-the-next-rapido/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTPress https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/siliconindia-kunal-khattar-on-building-profitable-ev-infrast/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/siliconindia-kunal-khattar-on-building-profitable-ev-infrast/Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTPress https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/interceptor-economics/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/interceptor-economics/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTEssayAn interceptor now costs 20 to 100 times the drone it destroys. That gap shaped the May 2025 conflict and the procurement decisions since, and closing it is a problem sized for early-stage companies. https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/outlook-business-escape-velocity-ft-kunal-khattar-rapidos-un/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/outlook-business-escape-velocity-ft-kunal-khattar-rapidos-un/Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTPodcast https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/battery-intelligence-missing-layer/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/battery-intelligence-missing-layer/Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTEssayIndia registers 2.5 million electric vehicles a year and has no trusted way to value the battery inside one. A grading standard for used commercial EVs would underpin resale, financing, insurance and second-life storage. https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/driven-episode-5-moonrider-anoop/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/driven-episode-5-moonrider-anoop/Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTPodcast https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/grid-software-the-missing-layer/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/grid-software-the-missing-layer/Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTEssayBattery storage is being tendered by the gigawatt-hour, five crore smart meters are installed and distribution losses are falling. The hardware is being bought; the software that decides when it runs barely exists in India at seed stage. https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/forbes-india-kunal-khattar-on-where-indias-next-ev-value-wil/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/forbes-india-kunal-khattar-on-where-indias-next-ev-value-wil/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTEssay https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/kunal-khattar-in-forbes-india-why-commercial-mobility-is-dri/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/kunal-khattar-in-forbes-india-why-commercial-mobility-is-dri/Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTPress https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/driven-episode-4-ft-sandeep-exponent/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/driven-episode-4-ft-sandeep-exponent/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTPodcast https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/motoring-trends-interview-with-kunal-khattar-may-june-2026-i/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/motoring-trends-interview-with-kunal-khattar-may-june-2026-i/Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTPress https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/from-operator-to-investor-kunal-khattar-on-building-indias-e/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/from-operator-to-investor-kunal-khattar-on-building-indias-e/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTPress https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/etauto-west-asia-tensions-boost-ev-interest-as-adoption-gath/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/etauto-west-asia-tensions-boost-ev-interest-as-adoption-gath/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTPress https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/driven-episode-3-ft-arun-vinayak-can-india-solve-ev-charging/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/driven-episode-3-ft-arun-vinayak-can-india-solve-ev-charging/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTPodcast https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/the-core-report-kunal-khattar-why-electric-vehicles-are-indi/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/the-core-report-kunal-khattar-why-electric-vehicles-are-indi/Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTPodcast https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/why-we-invested-in-exponent-one/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/why-we-invested-in-exponent-one/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy we invested https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/zeno-raises-usd-25-million-in-series-a-equity-and-debt-finan/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/zeno-raises-usd-25-million-in-series-a-equity-and-debt-finan/Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTPress https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/the-core-report-809-ft-kunal-khattar-fresh-twist-to-india-us/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/the-core-report-809-ft-kunal-khattar-fresh-twist-to-india-us/Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTPodcast https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/the-morning-context-how-indias-carpooling-experiment-ran-out/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/the-morning-context-how-indias-carpooling-experiment-ran-out/Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTPress https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/daily-pioneer-innovating-vehicle-finance-via-energy/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/daily-pioneer-innovating-vehicle-finance-via-energy/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTPress https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/exponent-energy-launches-exponent-one-raises-2m/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/exponent-energy-launches-exponent-one-raises-2m/Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTPress https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/the-hindubusinessline-a-leg-up-for-asset-light-disruptors/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/the-hindubusinessline-a-leg-up-for-asset-light-disruptors/Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTPress https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/the-arc-uber-indias-new-bets-rapido-style-bikes-porter-like-/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/the-arc-uber-indias-new-bets-rapido-style-bikes-porter-like-/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTPress https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/driven-episode-2-ft-anubhav-sharma-inside-baaz-ev-ecosystem/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/driven-episode-2-ft-anubhav-sharma-inside-baaz-ev-ecosystem/Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTPodcast https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/outlook-business-advantedges-kunal-khattar-india-cant-copy-c/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/outlook-business-advantedges-kunal-khattar-india-cant-copy-c/Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTEssay https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/yourstory-indian-vcs-call-for-policies-to-encourage-deeper-p/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/yourstory-indian-vcs-call-for-policies-to-encourage-deeper-p/Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTPress https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/budget-2026-startups-investors-push-regulatory-changes-to-un/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/budget-2026-startups-investors-push-regulatory-changes-to-un/Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTPress https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/the-sanskar-show-214-ft-kunal-khattar/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/the-sanskar-show-214-ft-kunal-khattar/Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTPodcast https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/inc42-will-2026-be-the-year-indias-ev-market-turns-the-corne/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/inc42-will-2026-be-the-year-indias-ev-market-turns-the-corne/Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTPress https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/outlook-business-rapido-flips-the-formula-of-indias-consumer/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/outlook-business-rapido-flips-the-formula-of-indias-consumer/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTPress https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/driven-episode-1-ft-prashant-kumar/https://www.advantedge.vc/driven/driven-episode-1-ft-prashant-kumar/Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTPodcastIn the inaugural episode of DRIVEN, AdvantEdge Founder Kunal Khattar rides with Zingbus Co-Founder Prashant Kumar to discuss the future of EV mobility in India, how to scale a startup, and the secrets 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