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Technology · September 7, 2026

Google-Backed Pixxel Raises $100 Million in India’s Largest Space-Tech Funding Round

The Bengaluru-based company plans to expand its hyperspectral satellite network and Earth-intelligence software after a record Series C round.

A record round

Pixxel has raised $100 million in Series C funding in what Reuters described as the largest funding round yet for an Indian space-technology company.

What Pixxel builds

The company develops hyperspectral Earth-imaging satellites capable of detecting detailed changes in agriculture, minerals, pollution and infrastructure.

What the money will fund

The capital will support its Honeybee satellite constellation, higher-resolution imaging systems and the Aurora Earth-intelligence platform.

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