Lightspeed India and Pixxel have maintained a Seed partnership since 2020, with Pixxel placing six Firefly satellites in orbit, winning contracts from NASA and the US National Reconnaissance Office, and being selected to lead India's first public-private Earth observation constellation of 12 satellites under IN-SPACe.
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Congratulations to Pixxel on their $100 million Series C funding, the largest round ever raised by a spacetech company in India, co-led by Temasek and Seraphim Space. Si…
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- Bangalore, IN
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- 51–200 employees
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Lightspeed is a global multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends across sectors. For over two decades, we have helped build the companies of tomorrow, including Sarvam AI, Pixxel, Zepto, Razorpay, SolarSquare, Zetwerk, Qure.ai, YouTrip, Aspire, RedotPay, and more. Our global team currently manages over $40 Billion in assets, with investment professionals and advisors in India, Silicon Valley, Europe, South East Asia, and Israel. Lightspeed has a long-standing and deep presence in India and Southeast Asia, with offices and teams in Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi, and Singapore. Together, we discover and serve the bold founders of the future. 📧: team@lsip.com
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Lightspeed India co-led the $100 million Series C funding round for Pixxel, the largest spacetech company funding round ever raised in India.
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