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Pixxel funding, valuation and investors
Hyperspectral Earth-observation satellites plus Aurora software for commercial and sovereign planetary intelligence.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series C
$100M · September 2026
Latest known valuation
~$400–500M (media-reported)
Series C · September 2026
Total disclosed equity funding
$185M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
growth · Bengaluru, India
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Temasek , Seraphim Space
Other: Radical Ventures , growX Ventures , 360 ONE Asset , IMM Investment
Overview
Bengaluru-based Pixxel, founded in 2019 by Awais Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal, builds hyperspectral imaging satellites and the Aurora Earth-intelligence platform. Reuters and VCCircle reported a $100 million Series C on September 7, 2026 co-led by Temasek and Seraphim Space Investment Trust, with Radical Ventures, growX Ventures, 360 ONE Asset, and IMM Investment participating. Google joined earlier at Series B. Pixxel has disclosed six Firefly satellites on orbit and contracts including NASA CSDA and an NRO Strategic Commercial Enhancements award (May 2026).
Why Pixxel is interesting
September 7, 2026 $100M Series C co-led by Temasek and Seraphim Space — India’s largest single space-tech private round — takes total funding to $195M as Pixxel scales Firefly/Honeybee constellations, Aurora, and manufacturing after NASA and NRO commercial contracts.
Product & use cases
Hyperspectral Firefly constellation, upcoming Honeybee/SWIR and high-res optical satellites, plus Aurora analytics for agriculture, environment, and sovereign missions.
- Crop stress, mineral, and environmental spectral monitoring
- Commercial and intelligence Earth observation for governments
- Sovereign constellation and spacecraft manufacturing programs
Key facts
- $100M Series C co-led by Temasek and Seraphim (Sep 7, 2026)
- Total funding $195M; company calls it India’s largest single space-tech private round
- Media-reported valuation band ~$400–500M (TOI/Entrackr sources — not company-disclosed)
- Customers/contracts: NASA CSDA; NRO SCE award (May 2026); IN-SPACe / MoD iDEX work cited in company coverage
Funding history (newest first)
Series C
2026-09 $100M Valuation: ~$400–500M (media-reported)- Temasek (lead)
- Seraphim Space (lead)
- Radical Ventures (participant)
- growX Ventures (participant)
- 360 ONE Asset (participant)
- IMM Investment (participant)
Series B extension
2024-12 $24M (Series B cumulative $60M)Source: https://www.vccircle.com/temaseklondon-listed-seraphim-lead-spacetech-startup-pixxel-s-series-c
Series B
2023 $36M- Google (participant)
Source: https://www.vccircle.com/temaseklondon-listed-seraphim-lead-spacetech-startup-pixxel-s-series-c
Series A
2022 $25M- Radical Ventures (lead)
Source: https://www.vccircle.com/temaseklondon-listed-seraphim-lead-spacetech-startup-pixxel-s-series-c
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