Bengaluru firm Pixxel raises $100 million to build infrastructure for a changing planet
Bengaluru-based space-tech firm Pixxel has raised $100 million in Series C funding to expand its planetary infrastructure, including hyperspectral satellites and Earth intelligence software. This investment marks the largest funding round for an Indian space-tech company to date.
Why it matters
The growth of private space-tech firms like Pixxel signals India's increasing influence in the global commercial space sector and AI-driven Earth observation.
Bengaluru-based planetary infrastructure company Pixxel on September 7 announced the close of its $100 million Series C funding round, co-led by Temasek and Seraphim, with participation from new investors 360 ONE Asset, IMM Investment, and existing investors Radical Ventures, and growX ventures. This round brings Pixxel’s total funding to $195 million.
According to the firm, the investment marked the single largest funding round by a space technology company in India, and signalled the company’s next phase of growth as it broadens its role across the space-tech value chain.
Pixxel began with hyperspectral satellites that could reveal information about the Earth’s surface beyond what conventional imagery could capture. Since then, the company has expanded its scope to include Aurora, its Earth intelligence software, and satellite systems for both commercial and sovereign space missions.
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