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Indian Earth observation satellite company Pixxel has raised $100 million in its largest funding round to date, backed by Temasek and Seraphim Investment Management. The capital will accelerate the development and deployment of Pixxel’s advanced hyperspectral imaging satellites for commercial and government clients.
Awais Ahmed, a boy from Karnataka who grew up without internet access, founded a space startup called Pixxel that has secured a contract with NASA for Earth-observation data.
Pixxel will provide micro-grants for women researchers working on projects related to climate resilience and environment
Major Indian corporations are pursuing new ventures, including e-commerce giant Flipkart's move into short-form video content and several aerospace firms competing for satellite contracts.
Indian startups Pixxel and Sarvam are partnering to launch a sovereign orbital data center, with Pixxel designing and operating the Pathfinder satellite and Sarvam providing the AI backbone.
Major Indian aerospace and technology firms, including Tata Advanced Systems, Pixxel, and Agnikul Cosmos, have entered the bidding process for the development of the AssamSat satellite initiative.
Indian companies Pixxel and Sarvam are collaborating to launch India's first orbital data centre satellite by 2026, designed for AI training in space.