Two years ago, a moment of technical failure on national television nearly grounded the ambitions of a young drone startup. During their pitch on Shark Tank India Season 3, the Vecros drone lost its orientation and crashed while demonstrating obstacle avoidance—an unforgettable moment that could have ended their entrepreneurial journey . Fast forward to 2026, and the narrative has completely shifted. Vecros, an Andhra Pradesh-registered deep-tech startup building autonomous spatial AI drones, has been selected for the Y Combinator (YC) Startup School—one of the world’s most prestigious startup accelerators that has launched giants like Airbnb, Dropbox, and Stripe .

In a development that underscores the growing global interest in India’s mental health technology sector, HeyyPal, a real-time experts-led conversation platform, has raised funding from Abu Dhabi-based venture capitalist Umesh Bhatt at a valuation of ₹20 crore. While the exact deal size remains undisclosed, the investment signals rising investor confidence in scalable, tech-enabled mental health solutions that address one of the most pressing challenges of our time .