Bengaluru space-tech company building OptoSAR, a satellite imaging system that synchronises optical and synthetic aperture radar sensors at the system level to capture spatially and temporally aligned Earth observation data through cloud and darkness. It holds patents on the technology in India and the United States.
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Funding
GalaxEye has raised $54M across 3 disclosed rounds, most recently a Series A extension in Mar 2026.
Founded in Bengaluru by ["Suyash Singh", "Denil Chawda", "Kishan Thakkar", "Pranit Mehta".
2022 · funding
Seed — $3.5M, led by Speciale Invest.
Jul 2024 · funding
Series A — $6.5M, led by Mela Ventures and Speciale Invest (co-led).
Mar 2026 · funding
Series A extension — $44M, led by Mounttech Growth Fund.
May 2026 · milestone
Launches Mission Drishti on 3 May, the first satellite to combine multispectral imaging and SAR on a single platform. At about 190 kg it was India's largest privately built Earth observation satellite at the time. It was reported lost rough ↗
Aug 2026 · acquisition
Acquires Bengaluru spacecraft engineering firm StarOps to strengthen in-house spacecraft engineering and satellite systems capability. ↗
Sep 2026 · milestone
Granted a United States patent covering the architecture that synchronises optical and microwave sensors for simultaneous, spatially and temporally matched data acquisition, having already patented the foundational technology in India. ↗
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Bengaluru space-tech company building OptoSAR, a satellite imaging system that synchronises optical and synthetic aperture radar sensors at the system level to capture spatially and temporally aligned Earth observation data through cloud and darkness. It holds patents on the technology in India and the United States.
Who founded GalaxEye?
GalaxEye is associated with ["Suyash Singh", "Denil Chawda", "Kishan Thakkar", "Pranit Mehta", "Rakshit Bhatt"].
How much funding has GalaxEye raised?
GalaxEye has raised $54M across 3 disclosed rounds. The most recent was a $44M Series A extension in Mar 2026.
The most recent StartupFox coverage is “GalaxEye Has Won A US Patent For OptoSAR, Months After Losing The Satellite That Proved It” (9 September 2026). All stories are listed on this page.