Mission Drishti
Earth-observation satellite combining radar and multispectral imaging.
Maturity not rated
Startup · India
GalaxEye
HQ Bengaluru, IndiaFounded 202151-200 employees
Develops Earth-observation satellite technology for defense and civilian applications.
Funding8 rounds · ~$28.3M
- Equity raised
- ~$28.3M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$6.7M
- Latest
- ~$6.7MDebt · Sep 24, 2026
- Last valuation
- $39.3M?Basis not stated · Series A · Sep 19, 2024
Jul 9, 2024Mar 11, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Debt | ~$6.7M | — | Technology Development Board | — | Reported |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Series A | $4.8M | — | MountTech Growth Fund-Kavachh | Mela Ventures, Speciale Invest | Reported |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Series A | ~$1.5M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Series A | $2.0M | $39.3M? | Infosys | — | Reported |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Series A | $6.5M | — | Mela Ventures, Speciale Invest | — | Reported |
| 2021 | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | — | Speciale Invest | — | Reported |
| 2022 | Seed | $3.5M | — | Speciale Invest | Anicut Capital | Reported |
| 2024 | Series A | $10.0M | — | MountTech Growth Fund-Kavachh | Mela Ventures, Speciale Invest | Reported |
- DebtLed by Technology Development Board~$6.7MSep 24, 2026
- $4.8MMar 11, 2026
- Series A~$1.5MNov 6, 2024
- $2.0MSep 19, 2024
- Series ALed by Mela Ventures, Speciale Invest$6.5MJul 9, 2024
- Pre-SeedLed by Speciale InvestUndisclosed2021
- $3.5M2022
- $10.0M2024
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems1
Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISR and targeting | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Earth-observation satellite technology explicitly built for defense and civilian applications. | Reported |
| Space, launch and counterspace | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Earth-observation satellite technology explicitly built for defense and civilian applications. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Earth-observation satellite technology explicitly built for defense and civilian applications.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Earth-observation satellite technology explicitly built for defense and civilian applications.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People5
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Denil Chawda · LinkedIn ↗ | CTO & Co-Founder |
| Kishan Thakkar · LinkedIn ↗ | VP - Engineering & Co-Founder |
| Pranit Mehta · LinkedIn ↗ | VP - Sales Ops & Co-Founder |
| Rakshit Bhatt · LinkedIn ↗ | VP - Product & Co-Founder |
| Suyash Singh · LinkedIn ↗ | CEO & Co-Founder |
Sources15
Show all 15 sources and supporting evidence
Profile3
- 1
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“linkedin_url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/galaxeye”
- 2CompanyGalaxEye — country
GalaxEye · Supports Organization · country, Organization · hq city
“Vepery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India- 600007”
- 3
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 51-200 employees)”
Systems1
- 4
GalaxEye · Supports Organization, System
“Mission Drishti has a range of applications across defence, infrastructure monitoring, agriculture and more!”
Funding11
- 5
APAC Media · Sep 24, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“signed an agreement with Bengaluru-based GalaxEye Space Solutions Private Limited for ₹63.84 crore in financial support”
- 6
BW Disrupt · Sep 20, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Infosys announced on September 19 that it will invest Rs 17 crore (USD 2 million) in GalaxEye”
- 7
Entrackr · Supports Funding round · amount
“has raised $3.5 million in a seed round of funding led by Speciale Invest”
- 8
GalaxEye · Supports Funding round, Organization, Role
“### We successfully closed our Series-A funding round of $10 million.”
- 9
Inc42 · Supports Funding round · post money valuation usd
“GalaxEye's last known valuation was $39.30 million as of 19 September 2024.”
- 10
Crunchbase · Supports Funding round
“Funding Type Series A”
- 11
- 12
SiliconIndia · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“GalaxEye raises Rs 44.2 Crore ($4.8 Million) in its ongoing Series A funding round.”
- 13
YourStory · Supports Funding round
“has raised a pre-seed round led by Speciale Invest”
- 14
YourStory · Supports Funding round · amount
“has bagged $6.5 million as part of a Series A funding round, co-led by Mela Ventures and Speciale Invest”
- 15
YourStory · Supports Funding round · amount
“has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by MountTech Growth Fund – Kavachh”
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