Total raised
$12.2M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
Adrian Schmidt
German citizen; previously worked at Lilium, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen. Co-founded Sarla Aviation in January 2024 after relocating from Germany to Bengaluru.
LinkedInRakesh Gaonkar
Previously worked at Lilium in Germany alongside Adrian Schmidt. Co-founded Sarla Aviation in January 2024.
Shivam Chauhan
Software engineer who previously worked at Joby Aviation in the U.S. before joining Schmidt and Gaonkar to co-found Sarla Aviation in January 2024.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.