Space start-up GalaxEye raises USD 3.5 mn fund to fuel satellite plans
Space sector startup GalaxEye Space on Thursday announced that it has successfully raised a USD 3.5 million round of seed funding as it plans to launch its own small constellation earth observation satellites beginning next year.
The fresh funding will help bolster the hiring of top-tier talent and accelerate the launch of the world's first multi-sensor satellite for earth observation, a company statement said.
Led by Special Invest, a deep-tech venture capital firm, the fund raise saw participation from investors including Artha India Ventures, Veda VC, Anicut Capital, Upsparks and a consortium of entrepreneurs including Nithin Kamath (founder/CEO of Zerodha), Prashant Pitti (Founder/CEO of EaseMyTrip), Abhishek Goyal (Founder/CEO of Tracxn) and Ganpathy Subramaniam (Partner at Celesta Capital).
It also marks the beginning of commercialisation with GalaxEye customers across the US, Europe and Africa.
GalaxEye's technology will enable the production of images with extremely high resolution via a small satellite constellation that, once fully operational, will provide global coverage in under 12 hours.
“We are truly the first Indian space startup incorporated in India to build an imaging satellite and we are committed to accelerating technological innovation in India for the world,” said Suyash Singh, Co-founder and CEO, GalaxEye Space.
“I believe this is possible today with the enormous support available from ISRO, government and our global partners," he said.
GalaxEye also announced availability of the company's flagship product offering, featuring multi-sensor imagery via modern satellites.
The data fusion technology developed in-house will bring unparalleled insights and data from space, enabling satellite
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