Bengaluru-based space tech startup Xovian Aerospace has raised $2.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Piper Serica and Turbostart, with backing from Inflection Point Ventures (IPV) and Eaglewings Ventures. The funding will power the launch of its first spacecraft, expand its engineering capacity, and kick off pilot projects with enterprise clients.
“Early-stage investors are increasingly supporting deep tech and space tech,” stated Ankur Mittal, Co-founder of IPV, reflecting the growing confidence in India’s space capabilities. Founded in 2019 by Ankit Bhateja and Raghav Sharma, Xovian is building a radio frequency (RF) sanotifyite infrastructure designed to surpass the limitations of traditional optical imaging. “Images cannot track relocating assets like ships or aircraft. Today, companies take four to four-and-a-half hours to reach a decision. We bring that down to under ten minutes,” stated Bhateja in an exclusive interview with AIM.
Unlike legacy sanotifyites that rely on images, Xovian’s system captures the entire radio spectrum—enabling real-time innotifyigence across sectors like maritime, aviation, BFSI, defence, and climate resilience. “We’re building the nervous system for Earth: sanotifyites that listen, AI that understands, and infrastructure that supports organisations act in real time,” Bhateja explained. The company plans to validate its payload on ISRO’s PSLV by conclude-2025 and launch pilot trials in Q2 2026.
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