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Exclusive: CoinDCX co-founder partners with ISRO scientists to launch Astrobase, raises $10 Mn

EntrackrEntrackr · 14d ago
Exclusive: CoinDCX co-founder partners with ISRO scientists to launch Astrobase, raises $10 Mn
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Exclusive: CoinDCX co-founder partners with ISRO scientists to launch Astrobase, raises $10 Mn The Bengaluru-based space tech company has raised over Rs 60 crore ($7 million) in its maiden funding round, led by venture firm BanyanCo, as per information sourced from the regulatory filings with MCA. CoinDCX co-founder Neeraj Khandelwal has partnered with senior ISRO scientists Devakumar Thammisetty, Pawan Kumar, and Prashant M to launch Astrobase, according to sources familiar with the matter. Astrobase aims to address the growing demand for satellite launches by building cost-efficient, high-payload launch vehicles. “The company is working on a methane oxygen full flow staged combustion engine designed to carry payloads ranging from 3 to 10 tonnes. It plans to offer three configurations of its launch vehicle: fully expendable, partially reusable and fully reusable, with a target launch cost of $300 per kilogram by 2034,” a person familiar with the matter said. As per sources, the company has secured an engine manufacturing facility in Bengaluru’s aerospace hub and is ready to begin production. “Astrobase is moving from research and development to manufacturing. It has completed engine and vehicle designs for an orbital-class launch system.” Entrackr estimates the startup’s valuation at approximately Rs 623 crore ($72 million) in this round. The company is preparing to raise additional capital, and its valuation will change accordingly. Following Entrackr’s story, Khandelwal clarified that the company has closed a $10 million seed round. He mentioned that the engine manufacturing facility is up and running, with 10 senior ISRO scientists on board. Over the past two years, spacetech startups are gaining momentum over the past few years. In 2024, 13 startups from the segment raised around $85 million in funding. In the ongoing calendar year, 10 such startups have announced their fundraise worth over $15 million. In 2025, the Indian government introduced a Rs 500 crore ($58 million) fund through IN-SPACe and approved a Rs 1,000 crore ($116 million) VC fund to support space-tech startups. The funds are intended to increase local development, reduce import reliance, and expand private sector participation in the space sector.

IIMA Ventures launches Growth Accelerator 2.0 to support SMEs

EntrackrEntrackr · 10m ago
IIMA Ventures launches Growth Accelerator 2.0 to support SMEs
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Startup incubator IIMA Ventures (formerly IIMA-CIIE) has launched Growth Accelerator 2.0 to support 15 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and family businesses. The program is designed to drive exponential growth for SMEs, family businesses, and growth-stage startups that is focused on strategic growth and innovation, includes a wide array of interventions such as knowledge sessions, masterclasses, workshops, founder talks, diagnostic panels, and mentoring clinics with an aim to operationalize growth opportunities in a hands-on, practical manner. The Growth Accelerator aims to provide founders and business leaders an environment to experiment with growth strategies using a time-tested methodology developed by it, IIMA Ventures stated in a press release. According to IIMA Ventures, participants will kick off their journey with a three-day bootcamp at the IIM Ahmedabad campus, featuring hands-on workshops and scaling-focused sessions led by IIMA faculty. Additionally, successful entrepreneurs will share real-world insights on scaling businesses. Over the following two months, participants will benefit from personalized mentorship from domain experts, helping them address the specific challenges of growing their businesses. IIMA Ventures claims to have mentored over 7,000 founders, accelerated over 1,700 startups, provided catalytic capital to over 700 companies, and inspired over a million people with its over 400 publications. Recently, IIMA Venture launched Venture Investing Accelerator to help first time and novice investors.

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