Bengaluru-based deep technology startup QOSMIC has successfully raised $3.33 million (approximately ₹28 crore) in a seed funding round to pioneer the next generation of space-to-ground data transmission.

The round was co-led by tier-one venture firms Accel and Prosus, with additional backing from early institutional investors South Park Commons, ARTPARK, and prominent angel investor Manish Jain.

1. Unlocking the Satellite Data Bottleneck

Founded in 2025 by Shreyaans Jain, Dr. Rohit Ramakrishnan, and Prof. Aloke Kumar, QOSMIC is tackling one of the most critical structural issues in modern aerospace: bandwidth scarcity.

  • The Problem: With the low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite boom accelerating—Goldman Sachs Research projects up to 70,000 LEO satellites launching over the next five years—satellites are collecting vastly more data than they can efficiently send back down. Traditional Radio Frequency (RF) links are bottlenecked by heavy spectrum congestion, strictly regulated licensing delays, and physics-limited transfer rates.
  • The Solution: QOSMIC is developing an end-to-end, laser-based optical communication stack that bypasses the RF bottleneck entirely. This “optical highway” can transport massive terabytes of information at speeds up to 100 times faster than conventional radio methods.
               [ Satellites In Orbit ]
                          │  (Laser Beam Wavelength: 1550 nm C-band)
                          ▼
            [ QOSMIC Optical Ground Station ]
   ┌──────────────────────┼──────────────────────┐
   ▼                      ▼                      ▼
100x Faster            $1 / GB Data           Unregulated
Throughput vs RF       Delivery Cost          Spectrum (Zero Interference)

2. Proven Tech and Commercial Footprint

Unlike software concepts, deep-tech infrastructure requires intense physical validation. Within less than a year of inception, QOSMIC has successfully pushed its technology to Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL6):

  • The 10-Kilometer Field Test: Outside the laboratory environment, the engineering team successfully executed and validated its complete communication chain—demonstrating ultra-precise sub-arcsecond beam pointing, tracking, acquisition, and high-speed data demodulation over a 10-km terrestrial link.
  • First Commercial Partner: The startup has lined up its inaugural commercial deployment with TakeMe2Space, a homegrown company building AI-first orbital data centers in LEO. QOSMIC will provide the optical communication terminals to link TakeMe2Space’s MOI constellation directly to the ground at high throughputs.

3. Allocation of the Fresh Capital

Management has outlined a clear operational runway for the $3.33 million capital injection as it moves closer to its first official in-orbit test:

Expense CategoryOperational Infrastructure Target
Manufacturing Scale-UpDeploying operational optical ground stations on Earth and assembling ultra-lightweight (< 3 kg) satellite communication terminals.
Testing FacilitiesBuilding out advanced in-house integration, environmental testing, and photonics-based payload verification systems.
Talent AcquisitionExpanding the core deep-tech engineering roster across the specialized fields of optics, mechatronics, and electronics.

“We believe optical communications will become as fundamental to space infrastructure as fibre optics became to the internet. This funding enables us to accelerate that transition and build the connectivity layer that the next generation of space applications will rely on.”

— Shreyaans Jain, Co-founder & CEO, QOSMIC