notablefinancial2026-08-28

InspeCity raises $10.5 million for satellite servicing missions

InspeCity

The Indian in-space servicing startup raised a pre-Series A round to fund four planned in-orbit demonstration missions.

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what happened

InspeCity, a Mumbai-based in-space servicing startup founded in 2022, raised $10.5 million (about ₹100 crore) in a pre-Series A funding round led by Speciale Invest and investor Ashish Kacholia, with participation from Antler Elevate, Antler India, Manish Gandhi, and Shastra VC, per Via Satellite. The company plans four in-orbit missions over the next year and a half to validate its RIG, VEDA, and SAMA propulsion, sensing, robotic-arm, and docking technologies for satellite life extension and deorbiting, per Via Satellite and Entrackr.

why it matters

The round funds another entrant into the in-space servicing and active debris removal market, this time built on India's smallsat supply chain. A successful RIG/VEDA/SAMA flight campaign would give Indian satellite operators and IN-SPACe-backed missions a domestic life-extension and deorbiting option rather than relying on foreign in-space servicing providers.

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quick facts

Companies: InspeCity
Category: financial
Impact: notable
SNR: 4 / 5
Event date: 2026-08-28
Published: 2026-08-29 05:26 UTC

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