Jeh Aerospace nets $11M to scale the commercial aircraft supply chain in India

Jeh Aerospace, an Indian startup founded by former Tata Group executives Vishal Sanghavi and Venkatesh Mudragalla, has raised $11 million in Series A funding to address production bottlenecks in the global commercial aircraft supply chain. The company focuses on scaling the manufacturing of precision metallic components for aero engines and aerostructures, supplying U.S.-based Tier 1 suppliers who serve major aircraft manufacturers like Airbus and Boeing. Headquartered in Atlanta to better serve its U.S. customers, Jeh Aerospace operates a 60,000-square-foot precision manufacturing facility in Hyderabad, India, where it leverages software-defined manufacturing, robotics, and IoT to reduce product lead times from the industry standard of 15 weeks to just 15 days. The startup’s approach aims to bring predictability and dynamic scheduling to aerospace component production, helping alleviate the current supply chain constraints amid a surge in global air traffic demand and a record commercial aircraft backlog nearing 15,700 units. Jeh Aerospace deliberately targets