Bengaluru | August 7, 2025 — Deep tech startup Xovian Aerospace, founded by Ankit Bhateja and Raghav Sharma in 2019, has secured $2.5 million in pre‑seed funding to build artificial intelligence‑driven radio‑frequency (RF) satellite infrastructure.
Led by Piper Serica and TurboStart, with support from Inflection Point Ventures (IPV) and Eaglewings Ventures, this capital will accelerate development of Xovian’s RF nanosatellite constellation, enabling AI‑powered signal intelligence that goes beyond traditional optical systems.
Xovian plans to deploy a multi‑satellite constellation capable of capturing and decoding dynamic RF signals in real time. Their vertically integrated model offers low‑latency, high‑fidelity insights delivering up to six times more data value per dollar compared to legacy systems. Use cases span critical sectors maritime, aviation, defense, oil & gas, weather forecasting, and more.
The funding will also support space trials slated by year‑end, engineering team expansion, and customer pilots across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and India in 2026.
What this means for founders
Xovian’s journey is an early sign of India’s growing matureness in deep tech and spacetech a space once considered niche. This round underscores investor belief in homegrown infrastructure plays that rethink satellite data, not just optics. It also highlights how AI is becoming the backbone of next‑gen earth‑orbit platforms.
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