About Us
Flow State. Engineered.
Founder & CEO
Pradyun
Gayakwad
DGCA Certified Drone Pilot | B.Tech AI&DS
Exotherm was founded in 2025 in Pune, India by Pradyun Gayakwad, a DGCA-certified drone pilot and AI & Data Science engineer, with a single purpose:
To make advanced drone technology accessible in India and to help pilots achieve Flow State — the state where human instinct and machine precision become one.
Our Story
we believe the future of flight should be built openly, collaboratively, and fearlessly.
Exotherm is born from open-source engineering, powered by open ecosystems, and committed to contributing back to them. From flight control systems and ESC firmware to RF communication stacks and digital video platforms, we leverage and strengthen the technologies that move the global drone community forward.
We design everything with intention:1. Performance-first engineering
2. Modular architectures
3. Rapid iteration cycles
4. Real-world pilot testing
Because progress doesn’t come from protecting ideas. It comes from sharing them!
What Makes Us Different?
We were built by open source — and we give back to open source.
Exotherm is born from open-source engineering.
It’s our foundation.
It’s our responsibility.
It’s our promise.