Pixxel’s record-setting $100m round to support new high-tech imaging satellites
Pixxel chief executive Awais Ahmed told Nikkei Asia that about three-quarters of Pixxel’s current client base is from outside India, and these customers contribute about half of its total revenue. © Reuters
SOUMYAJIT SAHA
September 8, 2026 16:07 JST
MUMBAI — Indian startup Pixxel, which makes high-tech imaging satellites, hopes to more than quadruple its manufacturing capacity to 100 satellites per quarter by next year, CEO Awais Ahmed told Nikkei Asia after completing a $100 million funding round — the largest-ever by a private space company in India.