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Digantara

Digantara Research and Technologies Private Limited Bengaluru, Karnataka Founded 2018 digantara.co.in ↗
Anirudh Sharma · Founder & CEO Rahul Rawat · Co-Founder & COO Tanveer Ahmed · Co-Founder & CTO
$64.38 MnTotal funding (tracked)
4Funding rounds
16 Dec 2025Last round
125Team size (sourced)

Digantara: Business Model Canvas

The nine-block Business Model Canvas, filled in only where a public source states it — empty blocks mean we haven't found a citable fact yet, not that the answer is zero.

Value Propositions

Real-time, sovereign space domain awareness

End-to-end intelligence infrastructure for precision tracking, autonomous threat detection and predictive space domain awareness.

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AIRA data-fusion platform

Fuses terabytes of orbital and ground-based surveillance data in near real-time into actionable intelligence.

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In-house, flight-proven hardware

PRISM electro-optical payload series -- all design, assembly, testing and integration done in-house for sovereign control, with on-orbit flight heritage.

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Customer Segments

Governments and space agencies

Digantara empowers governments and space operators to stay ahead of unknown threats in orbit; partner logos on its site include the Indian Ministry of Defence, ISRO, DRDO, the UK Space Agency, and Thailand's GISTDA.

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Defense and military agencies (US and allied)

Growing missile-warning/tracking business; contracts with US Space Command for analytics-as-a-service and selection for the Missile Defense Agency's SHIELD contract vehicle.

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Commercial space operators

Satellite operators and space-services companies use Digantara's collision-avoidance and tracking data; Telespazio's CEO credits Digantara's data for closing the loop in its EASE-Rise collision-management service.

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Customer Relationships

No cited public information yet.

Channels

Direct government/defense contracting

Contracts secured directly with defense agencies such as US Space Command (analytics-as-a-service) and the Missile Defense Agency (SHIELD contract vehicle).

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Regional offices (India, Singapore, US)

Physical office presence in Bengaluru (HQ), Singapore, and Colorado Springs, Colorado, used to serve local government and commercial customers.

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Partner vendor ecosystem application

Prospective partners/vendors apply to join Digantara's ecosystem via an online vendor application form.

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Key Activities

Satellite constellation deployment

Targeting deployment of a total of 15 satellites over the next two years, per CEO Anirudh Sharma.

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Optical/sensor manufacturing scale-up

Series B proceeds are earmarked to establish new manufacturing facilities for optical systems and satellite production, mainly scaling India-based manufacturing.

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Orbital data fusion & analytics

AIRA platform fuses orbital and ground-sensor data in near real-time into decision-ready intelligence products.

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Key Resources

PRISM electro-optical sensor payloads

Flight-proven optical payload series (PRISM Wide, PRISM Sharp) for space-based object detection and tracking.

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SKYGATE ground telescope network

Ground-based diffraction-limited telescope system for persistent day-and-night orbital surveillance, available as standalone optical tube assemblies up to turnkey multi-telescope systems.

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Global SSA observatory network

Network of 10 operational ground sensor sites worldwide feeding Digantara's space situational awareness operations center.

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OrEng proprietary orbit-determination engine

In-house AI/ML-based orbit determination and propagation tool underpinning Digantara's tracking accuracy.

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Key Partnerships

Indian Ministry of Defence / ISRO / DRDO

Listed as partners on Digantara's homepage.

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US Department of Defense / US Space Command / US Air Force / Air Force Research Laboratory

US defense partners listed on Digantara's homepage; corroborated by contracts with US Space Command for analytics-as-a-service reported by TechCrunch.

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Telespazio

Telespazio integrated Digantara's data into its EASE-Rise collision-management service, per a testimonial from Telespazio CEO Sigmar Keller on Digantara's site; the companies also announced a joint tie-up with Intella in August 2025.

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Astroscale

Japan's space debris removal firm Astroscale tied up with Digantara (announced March 2025).

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ispace

ispace and Digantara joined forces on cislunar space situational awareness (announced September 2025).

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UK Space Agency, Ariane Group, Anduril Industries, Safran, GISTDA (Thailand)

Additional partner/customer logos listed on Digantara's homepage partnerships band.

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Revenue Streams

Government & defense analytics-as-a-service contracts

Recurring contracts with defense/intelligence customers, including US Space Command and the Missile Defense Agency's SHIELD contract vehicle.

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Multi-year mission/program contracts

As of its Series B raise (Dec 2025), Digantara had signed contracts with a combined value of about $25 million and was targeting annual revenues of $25M-$30M within 18 months.

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Cost Structure

US & Europe market entry costs

About $7-10 million of the Series B earmarked for US expansion and $2-3 million for establishing European operations ahead of a planned mid-2026 Europe entry.

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India manufacturing & R&D scale-up

Remainder of Series B funds used to scale India-based satellite/optical manufacturing and R&D teams; company posted a Rs 20.9 crore loss in FY2025 against Rs 50 lakh revenue, reflecting heavy manufacturing/R&D spend at pre-revenue stage.

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FAQs on Digantara

What is Digantara's business model?

Digantara's core value proposition centers on Real-time, sovereign space domain awareness, AIRA data-fusion platform, In-house, flight-proven hardware.

How does Digantara make money?

Digantara's cited revenue streams include Government & defense analytics-as-a-service contracts, Multi-year mission/program contracts.

Sources & corrections. Every fact on this page is compiled from cited public sources — follow the “source” links beside each entry. Profile sources: digantara.co.in digantara.co.in techcrunch.com · Last verified 18 Jul 2026. · Report a correction