# Kepler Aerospace

> Bengaluru space-infrastructure company building swarming ISR satellites plus mission-ops over a global ground-station network.

## Why it is interesting

September 1, 2026: $8M seed led by Blue Ashva Capital — first external equity since 2018. CEO told TOI last-year revenue was about $1 million. First swarm launch targeted December 2027. Not Kepler Communications.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Seed — $8M (September 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $8M
- **Stage:** seed
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** space-tech, defense-tech, deep-tech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01
- **Latest funding investors:** Blue Ashva Capital, Finvolve, India Accelerator

## Key facts

- Sep 1, 2026: $8M seed; Blue Ashva lead; Finvolve and India Accelerator co-lead (TOI / Fortune India)
- First external equity since founding in 2018
- CEO to TOI: ~$1M last-year revenue; ~90% hardware/ops, not the swarm
- Two iDEX primes; ~$4M grants; first launch targeted Dec 2027
- Not Kepler Communications (Canada)

## Funding history

- Seed · $8M · September 2026
  Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/kepler-raises-8-mn-to-build-swarm-satellites-for-military-surveillance/articleshow/133661090.cms

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- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-kepler-aerospace-8m-seed-india-swarm-isr
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-september-1-investment-news-a16z-growth-india-space
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-september-vc-news

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**Last updated:** September 1, 2026

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