Wednesday, June 24, 2026: Bengaluru-based space communications startup QOSMIC has raised $3.33 million in a seed funding round led by Accel and Prosus, as investors place fresh bets on infrastructure technologies powering the next phase of the space economy.
Founded in 2025 by Shreyaans Jain, Rohit Ramakrishnan and Aloke Kumar, QOSMIC is building optical communication systems that use lasers instead of traditional radio frequencies to transmit data between satellites and Earth. The company believes this shift will become increasingly critical as satellite constellations generate larger volumes of data that existing communication networks struggle to handle.
The new capital will be used to accelerate product deployment, expand manufacturing and testing capabilities, and strengthen the startup’s engineering team across optics, electronics and mechanical systems.
As commercial space activity scales globally, one challenge has become increasingly evident: satellites can collect far more information than they can efficiently transmit back to Earth. QOSMIC is targeting this gap with laser-based communication technology designed to deliver significantly higher bandwidth and faster data transfer rates than conventional radio-frequency systems.
QOSMIC to to Build the Data Highways of Space
The startup says it has already validated its end-to-end optical communications stack across a 10-kilometre terrestrial link, achieving Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL6), a key milestone before operational deployment. The company is now preparing for in-orbit demonstrations as it moves toward commercialisation.
“The next decade of the space economy will be defined by data,” said Shreyaans Jain, Co-founder and CEO of QOSMIC. “Satellites are becoming exponentially more capable, but the infrastructure connecting them to Earth has not kept pace. We see optical communications becoming as foundational to space infrastructure as fibre optics became to the internet.”
The space tech firm has also secured its first commercial engagement through TakeMe2Space, where it will develop optical communication terminals for the company’s MOI satellite constellation. According to the startup, its systems are being designed to comply with international interoperability standards, enabling integration with satellite operators and ground-station networks globally.
For investors, the opportunity lies in solving a growing mismatch between the volume of data generated in orbit and the capacity available to transmit it.
“Satellites are collecting more than they can ever send back to Earth, and most of what they see never makes it down,” said Mahendran Balachandran and Pratik Agarwal, Partners at Accel. “As computing moves into orbit, that gap only widens. QOSMIC is addressing the problem with laser ground stations that are faster, more secure and more cost-efficient than existing systems.”
The funding demonstrates rising investor interest in India’s emerging space-tech ecosystem, where startups are increasingly moving beyond launch services and satellite manufacturing to build the digital infrastructure required for a data-intensive future in orbit.
The round also saw participation from South Park Commons and ARTPARK, while entrepreneur Manish Jain joined as an angel investor.
