Hardware Podcasts

Episode 2 - The Hardware Story of Ethereal Machines w/ Kaushik Mudda | Building a Deep tech Mfg company

The Hardware Story · 2 Oct 2024 · 1h 12m

What this episode covers

Kaushik Mudda, Co-Founder and CEO of Ethereal Machines, explains how he and co-founder Navin Jain built India’s first 5-axis CNC machines after struggling to find affordable precision manufacturing in college. He details the company’s pivot from selling hardware to providing high-precision machining services for aerospace, defense, and healthcare sectors, citing a 75% reduction in production time for complex components. Mudda discusses the challenges of bootstrapping with only $100,000 in seed funding from Bluepoint, the strategic use of government patent schemes, and the critical importance of running parallel R&D experiments to accelerate deep-tech development.

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companies scaling up

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Companies
Ethereal Machines, Bluepoint, DMG Mori, Haas, Bharat Forge, Ultrahuman
Products
CNC Machine, 5-Axis CNC

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