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Lachy Groom backs Indian startup Alteon aiming for year-long wind-powered flight

Solo investor Lachy Groom leads $2.5M pre-seed round for Alteon's autonomous wind-harvesting aircraft startup.

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Alteon was founded by 20-year-old Samay Sanghvi and aims to develop autonomous aircraft that extract energy from wind shear above the ocean through dynamic soaring. [1] Lachy Groom, a prominent solo investor, led a $2.5 million pre-seed funding round for Bengaluru-based startup Alteon. [2] Alteon has not yet demonstrated that its aircraft can sustain flight using energy harvested through dynamic soaring, though it completed a recent test over the Bay of Bengal. [3] Together Fund participated in the $2.5 million pre-seed round alongside Lachy Groom. [4] Alteon's next phase of testing will focus on using wind energy to sustain flight without propulsion. [5]
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  1. Alteon was founded by 20-year-old Samay Sanghvi and aims to develop autonomous aircraft that extract energy from wind shear above the ocean through dynamic soaring. · TechCrunch
  2. Lachy Groom, a prominent solo investor, led a $2.5 million pre-seed funding round for Bengaluru-based startup Alteon. · TechCrunch
  3. Alteon has not yet demonstrated that its aircraft can sustain flight using energy harvested through dynamic soaring, though it completed a recent test over the Bay of Bengal. · TechCrunch
  4. Together Fund participated in the $2.5 million pre-seed round alongside Lachy Groom. · TechCrunch
  5. Alteon's next phase of testing will focus on using wind energy to sustain flight without propulsion. · indiatimes.comIndia
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