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Sector Briefing · India

Space

878 startups mapped and 864 patents tagged in this sector; full briefing coming soon.

India has 878 space startups mapped; 864 patent applications analysed, of which 178 are granted; 121 foreign filers are active in the sector.

Startups:
878
Patents:
864
Granted:
178
Foreign share:
16%
Inventors:
2,985
In opposition window:
37
Why this page exists — and how to read it

A one-page brief of this sector: its filing trend, the problems being worked on, the technologies in play, who files most, foreign interest, and a sample of the startups we've mapped to it. Each panel is a door — most drill into a fuller view.

Investors
Read the trend and foreign share first — momentum plus outside interest — then scan the roster for patent-backed startups.
Founders & operators
The problems list is a whitespace map: crowded themes are validated demand, thin ones are open ground.
Corporate & R&D
Top filers and technologies show who to benchmark and where the sector is consolidating.
Policy & TTO
The domestic-vs-foreign filing split signals where Indian players lead — and where outside applicants dominate.

878

Startups

864

Patents

178

Granted

121

Foreign filers

2,985

Inventors

Who's filing

Indian companies lead — institutes & foreign kept separate

  • INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATIONIN · 61
  • MILAN MONDALIN · 16
  • INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONIN · 14
  • ANURAG VARSHNEYIN · 11
  • YUVRAJ VARSHNEYIN · 11
  • R VELMURUGANIN · 7
Educational institutes (6) — high filing volume, separate from company R&D
  • CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITYIN · 28
  • LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITYIN · 26
  • VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYIN · 15
  • GRAPHIC ERA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITYIN · 12
  • NIMS UNIVERSITY RAJASTHAN JAIPURIN · 12
  • SAVEETHA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND TECHNICAL SCIENCESIN · 11
Foreign applicants — 16% of filings
  • QUALCOMMUS · 9
  • VIASATUS · 6
  • ARIANEGROUPFR · 5
  • WILDSTARUS · 4
  • VENTURI LABCH · 4
  • ANTARISUS · 4

Filing trend

Chart starts at 2022 — earlier years reflect granted-only survivorship, not full filing volume.

View data
Filings by year
YearDomesticForeignGranted
202283250
2023101267
20241484242
20251913635
20261041221

Problems being solved

Patents mapped · click to see the filers

Problems being solved
LabelPatents
rocket propulsion
132%
space debris removal
91%
hybrid rocket propulsion
71%
planetary rovers
71%
space debris mitigation
61%
electric propulsion
40%
microgravity simulation
40%
gravitational wave detection
30%
lunar spectroscopy
30%
planetary rover wheels
30%
thermal control coatings
30%
propulsion
30%
spacecraft propulsion
30%
rocket nozzle extension
20%
ionospheric tec prediction
20%
electric propulsion propellant
20%
cosmological models in modified gravity
20%
satellite servicing
20%
satellite communication antennas
20%
solid rocket propellant
20%
active debris removal
20%
satellite image super-resolution
20%
satellite task scheduling
20%
rocket nozzle design
20%
aerospike nozzle design
20%
satellite antenna deployment
20%
hold-down release mechanism
20%
spacecraft thermal management
20%
rocket engine injector
20%
satellite security
20%

Technologies in play

Patents mapped

Technologies in play
LabelPatents
machine learning
303%
deep learning
212%
3d printing
162%
pressure belt
142%
satellite communication
132%
artificial intelligence
121%
additive manufacturing
111%
convolutional neural networks
111%
cubesat
101%
material molecules
101%
adaptive optics
91%
anomaly detection
81%
reinforcement learning
81%
computer vision
71%
autonomous navigation
71%
edge computing
61%
feature extraction
61%
thermal insulation
61%
cansat
61%
lidar
61%
general relativity
61%
thermal imaging
61%
aerospike nozzle
61%
rocket propulsion
61%
remote sensing
51%
hybrid rocket engine
51%
sensor integration
51%
radiation shielding
51%
thermal management
51%
electric propulsion
51%

Foundational level

Click a level to see the filers

Foundational level
LabelPatents
substantial
30335%
foundational
91%
incremental
55064%
theoretical
20%

Maturity

Click a stage to see the filers

Maturity
LabelPatents
product
587%
prototype
48556%
theoretical
32137%

Filing quality

Drafting quality of the sector's filings

Filing quality
LabelPatents
low
20123%
medium
45052%
junk
223%
high
19122%

Where startups are mapped

Startups by state
StateStartups mapped
Karnataka
209
Maharashtra
112
Telangana
102
Tamil Nadu
101
Uttar Pradesh
66
Delhi
60
Gujarat
51
Kerala
30
West Bengal
27
Andhra Pradesh
22
Haryana
19
Odisha
19

Startups · 13 of 878

Classified into Spaceby their primary technology focus (shown under each name). IP chips count a company's total matched patents, designs and trademarks — across all sectors.

GALAXEYE SPACE SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED

Aeronautics Aerospace & Defence

GalaxEye, are aiming to shape the future of Satellite Image Acquisition by launching a constellation of satellites to help businesses and governments make data-driven decisions based on insights from satellite imagery.  Satellite Image acquisition is an expensive process. GalaxE

P 5TM 4High

Chennai

VAYUVYA RAKSHA SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED

Aeronautics Aerospace & Defence

Vayuvya is a research-driven technology company specializing in enterprise software, space technology, machine learning, aviation, and electronics. They offer services such as software development, startup consulting, process management, and skill training. With a team of experie

P 4High

Bengaluru Urban

AGNIKUL COSMOS PRIVATE LIMITED

Aeronautics Aerospace & Defence

Yet to be updated

P 3TM 39High

Chennai

ELENA GEO TECH PRIVATE LIMITED

Technology Hardware

Develop and Implement solutions in Positioning, Navigation and Timing by using Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) with special orientation towards the Indian Constellation of satellites Called as the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC).

P 2High

Bengaluru Urban

ACCELERON AEROSPACE SCIENCES PRIVATE LIMITED

Aeronautics Aerospace & Defence

Acceleron Aerospace is a dynamic startup focused on revolutionizing the field of space exploration and education. Our mission is to inspire and educate students of all ages, foster groundbreaking research, and develop cutting-edge space propulsion technologies for ambitious inter

P 2High

Bengaluru Urban

Guerin Technologies Private Limited

Aeronautics Aerospace & Defence

Guerin’s solution is a low-cost, lightweight, and stowage-efficient Space deployable helical antenna for communication applications (IoT, data relay, etc.). Our antennas use novel flexible composite material support structures configured for stowage efficiency during launch and

P 2High

Bengaluru Urban

LEAPEDGE AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED

Aeronautics Aerospace & Defence

LEAPEDGE AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED IS INVOLVED IN MANUFACTURING AND INNOVATING IN AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY.

P 2High

South West Delhi

QOSMIC SATELLITE SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED

Aeronautics Aerospace & Defence

Qosmic is an innovative startup focused on creating decentralized solutions for the space industry. By leveraging cutting-edge blockchain technology, they aim to offer secure, transparent, and efficient systems for satellite communication, data exchange, and space asset managemen

P 2High

Bengaluru

AKSHATH AEROSPACE PRIVATE LIMITED

Aeronautics Aerospace & Defence

Grahaa Space is a spacetech startup based out of Bangalore - working towards designing and developing a cluster of earth observation nano satellites to be launched to low earth orbit to stream near real-time live data.

P 1D 1High

Bengaluru Urban

DHRUVA SPACE PRIVATE LIMITED

Aeronautics Aerospace & Defence

Dhruva Space is an Indian Startup founded and managed by a group of entrepreneurs who previously worked with companies like Exseed Space, ams AG, Cisco & KPMG. We build application-agnostic Satellite platforms to Launch Expeditions for Aspiring Payloads (LEAP). We offer Sa

P 1TM 11High

Hyderabad

Abyom- SpaceTech & Defence

Aeronautics Aerospace & Defence

Abyom is a newly-established SpaceTech and defense startup, which plans to bring a very significant change in the Indian perspective in this space age. As you may know, many types of rockets and launch vehicles are used to send satellites into space. Till now India has been usi

P 1TM 1High

Gorakhpur

AUMSAT TECHNOLOGIES LLP

Analytics

Aumsat Technologies LLP. provides a comprehensive precision-driven satellite-based hydrogeological evaluation to its users in industrial, urban greenspace, groundwater and agriculture sectors by evaluating the associations between lithology, geomorphology, soils and land cover. O

P 1TM 1High

Mumbai

MANASTU SPACE TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED

Aeronautics Aerospace & Defence

Manastu Space started by IIT Bombay alumni in 2017 with a dream, one day every problem on the earth will be solved using space directly, indirectly or by spin-offs. We have a dream, every last person on the earth has access to world-class education and health care. No one should

D 1TM 2High

Thane

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