Launch anywhere, anytime, affordably
Agnikul Cosmos is an Indian space technology startup, incubated by the IIT-Madras and headquartered in Chennai. The company builds dedicated, fully customizable and transportable launch vehicles for small satellites to Low Earth Orbits (LEO). Agnikul's vision is to bring space within everyone's reach, aiming to enable launches from anywhere, anytime, affordably.
Agnikul Cosmos, a Chennai-based spacetech startup, recently raised $17 million in a fresh funding round, valuing the company at $500 million. The capital, sourced from a mix of family offices and institutional investors, will be used to scale up manufacturing of aerospace and rocket components, advance its stage-recovery program, and build an integrated 350-acre space campus in Tamil Nadu for design, production, and testing of launch systems.
We have multiple patents across different regions in the areas of additive manufacturing and launch vehicle technology.
One of the Indian deep-tech startups mentioned in the World Economic Forum's list of Technology Pioneers 2025.
Agnikul boasts a 350-member team of engineers, lawyers, operational experts, and business development professionals, guided by 50 former ISRO directors and experts, alongside veterans from the Indian Navy and Air Force, focused on shaping the future of space transportation.
Co-founder and CEO
Co-founder and COO