Agnikul Cosmos

SpaceTech · Chennai, IN · agnikul.in

Develops small-lift launch vehicles with 3D-printed engines (Agnibaan rocket).

Founders

Srinath Ravichandran (India · ♂) — A former Wall Street trader who returned to study aerospace engineering at Illinois, he co-founded Agnikul Cosmos at IIT Madras to build small, 3D-printed rockets for affordable satellite launches.
Moin SPM (India · ♂) — An operations specialist with an aeronautics and business background whose interest in space law and safety frameworks led him to co-found Agnikul Cosmos, overseeing manufacturing and supply-chain operations.
Satyanarayanan Chakravarthy (India · ♂) — An IIT Madras aerospace professor and combustion researcher, he co-founded Agnikul Cosmos to commercialise the institute's rocket-propulsion research.

Shares the most investors with (number = shared investors):

Date	Round	Amount
Nov 2025	Funding round Agnikul Cosmos raised $17M at a $500M valuation from Advenza Global, HDFC Bank, 100X.VC and others to scale production and its stage recovery program.	$17M
Oct 2023	Series B Spacetech Agnikul Cosmos raised a $26.7M Series B led by Celesta Capital and Mayfield India.	$26.7M
Nov 2022	Series B Spacetech startup Agnikul Cosmos raised $20M as part of an ongoing Series B round from Rocketship.vc and others.	$20M
May 2021	Series A Spacetech startup Agnikul raised an $11M Series A led by Mayfield India.	$11M

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