DroneEntry: Building the Full-Stack Enterprise Drone Platform for Southeast Asia
SEA Thailand Drone Platform Business Business Growth 5 Minutes
DroneEntry is stitching together Southeast Asia’s enterprise drone stack from its base at the Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand). Think one roof for what most buyers juggle across vendors: hardware distribution (DJI Enterprise), mission services (surveying, inspection, disaster response), and professional training. Backed by the DroneAcharya group, the company is positioning itself as the practical bridge between drone hype and daily, regulated use.
Why They Stand Out
Context: As drone spending shifts from pilots and proofs-of-concept to budgets and SLAs, customers want reliable partners who can deliver certified gear, trained operators, and decision-grade data, without compliance headaches.
What sets DroneEntry apart
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Full-stack offering, zero hand-offs. Distribution, services, and training sit under one banner, shortening procurement cycles and keeping accountability clear.
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AIT-anchored talent engine. An on-campus base gives access to researchers, labs, and a steady pipeline of up-skilled operators for enterprise deployments.
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OEM breadth + proprietary depth. DJI Enterprise for proven fleets, complemented by the parent group’s expanding ecosystem, useful when tenders require specialized payloads or methods.
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Enterprise muscle memory. Quote flows, certifications, and a services cadence geared for utilities, infrastructure, agriculture, public safety, and industrial inspection.
Why Watch
Context: Thailand and wider SEA are tightening drone rules while encouraging commercial use, an environment where integrated operators can scale quickly once categories are standardized.
Signals worth tracking
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Regulatory tailwinds. Clearer guidelines and registration regimes typically unlock institutional demand, from survey contracts to asset monitoring.
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Training and certification capacity. A growing course catalog points to workforce scale, crucial for multi-site, multi-month projects.
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Expanding mission types. From topographic surveys to disaster assessment and precision agriculture, adjacent use cases create repeat business and healthier unit economics.
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Regional spillover. A Thailand hub with cross-border ambitions can service regional clients without reinventing ops for each market.
Meet the Team
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Prateek Srivastava — Founder & CEO. A geospatial and UAV specialist, Srivastava leads DroneEntry’s build-out and brings group-level experience from DroneAcharya.
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Dr. Donald M. Ugsang — President, International Business (SEA). Oversees partnerships and market development, aligning training, services, and enterprise sales across Southeast Asia.
WOWS Take
With university-anchored talent, OEM relationships, and a services-plus-training flywheel, DroneEntry has the ingredients to become a go-to operator as enterprise drone adoption matures in Southeast Asia. The model is sticky, the use cases are daily-use, and the compliance posture feels built for procurement desks, not just demo days. Check out DroneEntry’s profile on WOWS Global’s Deal Flow platform.
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