Deeptech & space startups in Bengaluru

Tarun Mehta & Swapnil Jain

Founded 2013 by two IIT-Madras grads; built premium fast-charging electric scooters and the Ather Grid network, defining India's smart-EV-two-wheeler category. Went public in 2025.

Rohan M. Ganapathy & Yashas Karanam

Founded 2015 out of the Indian Institute of Science; develops in-space and green satellite propulsion plus orbital-mobility services. A leading Indian deeptech space-propulsion startup.

Awais Ahmed & Kshitij Khandelwal

Founded 2019 by two BITS-Pilani grads; building a constellation of hyperspectral earth-observation satellites for agriculture, mining and climate. A flagship of India's private spacetech, backed by Google.

Anirudh Sharma, Rahul Rawat & Tanveer Ahmed

Founded 2018, IISc/FSID-incubated. Space situational awareness ('Google Maps for space') — tracks orbital objects as small as 5cm. Launched its SCOT surveillance satellite on SpaceX Transporter-12 (Jan 2025)...

Neel Mehta & Nihar Vartak

Founded 2011. Drones and drone-as-a-service (DaaS) for defence, mapping, oil & gas, mining and telecom. Majority-acquired by Reliance Industries (Jio). Builds indigenous UAV hardware and flight software.

Neha Satak & Prasad HL Bhat

Founded 2015, IISc-incubated. Millimetre-wave wireless backhaul (GigaMesh) and satellite-communication tech using patented software-defined beamforming. Raised ~$10M in 2025; ~97 employees.

Saurabh Chandra, Vinay V & Saad Nasser

Founded 2017. Autonomous mobile robots (Sherpa AMRs) for industrial material movement, deployed at Hyundai, Forvia and others globally. ~$35.5M raised — highest among Bengaluru autonomous-robotics startups.

Tushar Chhabra

3D-perception deep-learning platform (senseEDGE) for LiDAR/sensor data used in smart cities, ITS and perimeter security. Partners with Ouster, Lumotive and Innoviz. R&D in Bengaluru; commercial HQ in Derby, UK.

Gokul N A & Nikhil Ramaswamy

Founded 2019 (Vyuti Systems). 'Visual object intelligence' — vision-led robotic arms that grasp and manipulate unfamiliar, randomly-oriented objects for a 'universal factory'. Raised Series A; aims to make B...

Kaushik Mudda & Navin Jain

Founded 2014. Deep-tech precision manufacturing — 5-axis CNC machines, hybrid additive+subtractive systems and machining-as-a-service; building India's first indigenous CNC controller. Raised $28.5M (2025) f...

Suyash Singh & team

FLAG: Incubated 2021 at IIT Madras (Chennai) and retains a Chennai registered address, BUT now operates from a 50,000 sq ft facility in Bengaluru's aerospace hub (most 2025-26 press calls it Bengaluru-HQ'd)....

Abhishek Burman & team

IISc-incubated. End-to-end agri-drone crop-protection (Krishak drones, app and hub) plus mapping/survey UAVs. One of the largest agri-drone-as-a-service operators in India.

S K Nandy & Ranjani Narayan

IISc-incubated 2005 — one of India's oldest fabless semiconductor efforts. Reconfigurable-computing SoC platform (REDEFINE/CGRA) for AI, HPC and edge. Raised ~₹42Cr to close a ~₹80Cr Series A; backed by Spec...

Deeptech building a full-stack AI cloud / GPU-infrastructure platform. Rebranded from Kluisz; raised $22M Series A in 2026 led by Greenoaks with RTP Global and Unicorn India Ventures.

Sameer Joshi

Founded 2017 by ex-IAF officers. Builds UAV swarms, autonomous high-altitude pseudo-satellites (HAPS) and collaborative-combat aerial systems for defence. Raised ~$33M Series B; one of Bengaluru's top defenc...

Jaisimha Rao

Founded 2015 (rebranded from TartanSense in 2022). AI + computer-vision precision-spraying agri-robots (green-on-green spot spraying) that cut chemical use. Series B; first AgTech firm to monetise green-on-g...

Parag Naik, Hemant Mallapur & Vishwakumara Kayargadde

Founded 2006 — one of India's earliest fabless semiconductor companies. Software-defined radio (SDR) chips and 5G/Direct-to-Mobile broadcast SoCs. Majority-acquired by Tejas Networks (Tata group). A pioneer ...

Abhijit Kothawale, Rohan Gala & Rahul Vamsidhar

Founded Sept 2023 by IIT/IIM alumni. Defence-electronics platform building indigenous systems and acquiring/integrating defence manufacturing capability. Raised ₹186Cr Series A (2025) at a 4.5x valuation jump.

Prateep Basu, Rashmit Singh Sukhmani & Abhishek Raju

Founded 2017. Satellite-data 'decision intelligence' across BFSI, agriculture and infrastructure. Member of the Pixxel-led IN-SPACe national EO constellation consortium. Building its own EO satellites (SatSu...

Mughilan Thiru Ramasamy & Mrinal Pai

Founded 2014 (started flying prototypes over Lal Bagh). Drone-based data-intelligence platform (Spectra) for mining, infrastructure, energy and survey; clients include Tata and UltraTech. Funded deep-tech dr...

Arvind Lakshmikumar

Founded 2012 (entity ~2003). Electro-optic and infrared imaging systems — night-vision scopes, UAV sensors, missile seekers, battlefield imaging — supplied to DRDO and the armed forces. FY25 revenue ~₹400Cr ...

Narayan Subramaniam & Niraj Rajmohan

Founded 2016. Designs and manufactures high-performance electric motorcycles (F77) plus battery/charging hardware — vertically integrated EV deep-tech. Backed by TVS Motor and Qualcomm; TDK Ventures added $2...

S.K. 'KG' Ganapathi & Marc Mignard

Founded 2017. Computer-vision + AI inventory-management platform (drones/fixed cameras) giving warehouses 100% inventory accuracy. Strong Bengaluru engineering base; corporate HQ in Santa Clara, CA (US-India...

Climate/air-quality deeptech: IoT environmental sensors with AI-driven pollution prediction. Raised ~₹25 Cr (~$3M) pre-Series A (late 2025) led by Rainmatter Capital and Unicorn India Ventures.

Vinay Simha, Vishesh Vatsal & Adithya Kothandhapani

Founded 2020 by ex-TeamIndus (lunar rover) engineers. Edge-computing and onboard-AI platform (STORM/SurgeEdge) that lets satellites process Earth-observation data in orbit in real time. Early/seed-funded.

Apurwa Masook

Founded 2021, IISc-incubated. Solid rocket propulsion systems for UAVs, rockets and spacecraft; has its own firing facility at Challakere, Karnataka. Raised ~₹42Cr ($5M) pre-Series A in 2025; setting up prop...