Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup QOSMIC has raised USD 3.33 million in a seed funding round led by Accel and Prosus to expand its optical communications infrastructure for the space sector. South Park Commons and ARTPARK participated as institutional investors, while Manish Jain joined the round as an angel investor.
Founded in 2025 by Shreyaans Jain, Rohit Ramakrishnan and Aloke Kumar, the company develops laser-based communication systems that enable higher-capacity data transmission between satellites and Earth compared with conventional radio-frequency systems. Its product portfolio includes optical ground stations and satellite communication terminals.
Funding To Drive Expansion
The company said the proceeds will be used to deliver optical ground stations and satellite terminals to international customers, strengthen integration, testing and manufacturing capabilities, and expand its engineering team across optical, mechanical and electronics domains.
QOSMIC said increasing satellite deployments are placing pressure on existing radio-frequency communication systems, which face limitations in bandwidth and transmission capacity. It aims to address these constraints through laser-based optical communications capable of transferring data at significantly higher speeds.
The startup added that it has validated its optical communication stack over a 10-kilometre terrestrial link at Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL6) and is preparing for in-orbit testing ahead of commercial deployment.
First Commercial Deployment
"The next decade of the space economy will be defined by data. Satellites are becoming exponentially more capable, but the infrastructure connecting them to Earth has not kept pace. We believe optical communications will become as fundamental to space infrastructure as fibre optics became to the internet," said Shreyaans Jain, Co-founder and CEO, QOSMIC.
The company said its first commercial deployment will be with TakeMe2Space, where it will develop optical communication terminals for the company's MOI satellite constellation. It added that its systems are designed to meet international interoperability standards for integration with satellite constellations and ground network operators.
Commenting on the investment, Mahendran Balachandran and Pratik Agarwal, Partners at Accel, said, “Satellites are collecting more than they can ever send back to Earth, and most of what they see never makes it down. As computing moves into orbit, that gap only widens. QOSMIC is solving it with laser ground stations that are faster, more secure and far cheaper than today's systems. We're proud to lead their seed round.” |
