Space startup Digantara raises $2.5 million from Kalaari Capital

Bengaluru: Digantara, a space technology startup incubated at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has raised $2.5 million in seed funding from Kalaari Capital, as it looks to accelerate its product development and launch its first technology demonstration satellite into lower earth orbit.

Founded by Anirudh Sharma, Rahul Rawat and Tanveer Ahmed, Digantara is looking to build a space situational awareness platform that will help satellites in lower earth orbit to avoid space debris and further mitigate the risk of collision with other satellites.