Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi services & autonomous drone delivery โ connecting Asia's fastest-growing megacities
Hanoi & HCMC commuters spend 2-3 hours daily in traffic. By 2030, congestion costs Vietnam $6B/year.
E-commerce in Vietnam grows 25% YoY but last-mile delivery remains slow, expensive, and polluting. 60% of delivery cost is in the last mile.
On-demand electric air taxi connecting airports to city centers. Zero emissions, quiet operation, 10x faster than ground transport.
Heavy-lift autonomous drone delivery for e-commerce, medical, and industrial logistics. 30kg payload, 16km range.
Phase 1: Cargo โ Phase 2: Air Taxi โ Phase 3: Full Urban Air Mobility Ecosystem
| Urban population | 40M+ |
| Air passengers/year | 100M+ |
| E-com growth rate | 25% YoY |
| Regulatory status | Framework in draft |
| Competition | ZERO players |
| Urban population | 500M+ |
| Air passengers/year | 150M+ |
| Traffic congestion cost | $22B/yr |
| Regulatory status | DGCA developing cert |
| Competition | Early pilots only |
Vietnam's Civil Aviation Law amendment explicitly adds drones & eVTOL. Government actively seeking pilot programs. First-mover lock-in on routes & vertiport locations.
eVTOL certification by EHang (2024), FAA/JAA certs expected 2026. Drone tech (DJI FlyCart 30) is production-ready and affordable at $15-20K/unit.
$12.7B invested in AAM globally since 2020. Vietnam & India are the last untapped mega-markets with no local players. Perfect entry timing.
"The window to become the Grab/Uber of the skies in Vietnam & India is open NOW. It won't stay open beyond 2028."
$35-100/trip ร 50-200 trips/day
$2-30/delivery ร 500-5000/day
Landing fees from 3rd-party operators
SaaS for drone traffic management
| Revenue per delivery | $5.00 |
| Cost per delivery | $2.50 |
| Gross margin | 50% |
| Deliveries/day (per drone) | 30-50 |
| Revenue/drone/month | $4,500-7,500 |
| Drone payback period | 3-5 months |
Fully Certified in China
Testing Phase
Available Now
Phase 1: 10ร DJI FlyCart 30 | Phase 2: +2ร EHang EH216-S | Phase 3: Fleet scale to 50+ aircraft
| Player | VN Air Taxi | VN Drone Cargo | IN Air Taxi | IN Drone Cargo | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaoAI Air | โ First | โ First | โ Early | โ Early | Pre-Seed |
| EHang (China) | Not present | โ | Not present | โ | Public ($1B+) |
| Archer/Joby (US) | Not present | โ | Not present | โ | $1B+ each |
| Zipline (US) | โ | Not in VN | โ | Rwanda/Ghana only | $800M+ |
| Skye Air (IN) | โ | โ | Not present | Healthcare only | $4M |
| Local Vietnam | None | None | โ | โ | โ |
Key Insight: No competitor has entered Vietnam's UAM market. India has only niche healthcare drone pilots. Both markets are wide open.
Vietnam-based team with deep aviation, logistics, and technology expertise. Currently building out core founding team.
Serial entrepreneur. SaaS & AI platform builder. Deep Vietnam business network.
Hiring: Aviation engineer with eVTOL/UAV experience. CAAV relations preferred.
Hiring: Logistics & aviation operations leader. Experience scaling delivery networks.
Advisory Board (in development): Seeking 2-3 senior advisors with aviation regulatory, eVTOL manufacturing, or SEA venture capital backgrounds.
We're looking for partners who share our vision of transforming how Asia moves โ starting with cargo drones today, scaling to passenger air taxis tomorrow.