Pixxel Raises $100 Million to Expand Space Infrastructure

Key facts

• Indian space startup Pixxel has raised $100 million in Series C funding to expand beyond hyperspectral Earth observation.
• The funding round was led by Temasek and Seraphim Space, with new investors including 360 ONE Asset and IMM Invest participating.
• The Bengaluru-based company will use the capital to develop new sensing technologies, advanced software and sovereign space systems.
• Pixxel was founded seven years ago by Awais Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal while they were students.
• Pixxel has launched what it says are the world's highest-resolution commercial hyperspectral satellites.
• The company has worked with NASA, the US National Reconnaissance Office and the Indian Air Force.
• Hyperspectral satellites capture information across hundreds of narrow spectral bands to detect changes not visible in conventional imagery.
• Pixxel aims to build 'planetary infrastructure' combining satellite constellations with software that turns Earth observation data into actionable intelligence.