| 1. Naga Bharath Daka is the COO and co-founder of Skyroot Aerospace, a company specializing in manufacturing private launch vehicles. |
| 2. He started working at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in October 2012, a space research center under ISRO in Thiruvananthapuram, India. |
| 3. In May 2015, he took on the role of senior product applications engineer at Xilinx. |
| 4. By August 2018, he co-founded Skyroot Aerospace with Pawan Kumar Chandana, a former ISRO scientist, and others. |
| 5. Skyroot Aerospace secured $11 million in funding during its Series A round on 20 May 2021. |
| 6. In September 2021, Skyroot Aerospace became the first Indian start-up to utilize ISRO's facilities and expertise. |
| 7. He achieved the 165th rank in the All India Rank (AIR) during the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) in 2007. |
| 8. He scored 91st rank in the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) in 2007. |
| 9. Skyroot Aerospace launched India's first privately developed rocket into space in 2022. |
| 10. Skyroot Aerospace has expanded its workforce to over 300 members and established four operational factories. |
| 11. Skyroot Aerospace secured a 750-core investment, the largest for any Indian space startup. |
| 12. At Skyroot Aerospace, he oversees operations, avionics, and guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) teams. |
| 13. He completed a three-month internship at Tata Elxsi in Chennai after graduation. |
