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From lunar highs to funding lows: India’s space industry faces investment headwinds

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India’s space sector, a crucial component of the nation’s aspirations to become a global superpower, experienced a sharp decline in funding during 2024.

Data from market intelligence platform Tracxn reveals that funding plummeted by 55%, dropping from $130.2 million in 2023 to $59.1 million in 2024.

This dramatic decrease, which coincided with a 20% global downturn in space sector investment, marks the first such decline in at least five years and raises concerns about the pace of development in the sector.

Global downturn impacts India’s space ambitions

Globally, space companies raised around $28 billion over the past five years, while their Indian counterparts secured approximately $354 million in the same period, according to Tracxn data.

This highlights the relatively small scale of investment in India’s private space sector when compared to global figures.

Despite this, India’s space industry has garnered international attention through the Chandrayaan-3 lunar landing and the Aditya-L1 solar probe launch.

The growth of its private space sector is increasingly seen as vital to achieving its goal of creating a $44 billion private space economy in the future.

Government initiatives aim to stimulate the sector

The Indian government has made efforts to boost the sector, approving a 10 billion rupee ($119 million) fund in October 2024 to support space startups and setting plans to expand India’s share of the global commercial space market by 2033.

Despite these efforts, the decrease in private funding suggests that more support may be needed.

Industry participants, however, remain optimistic, predicting a pickup in funding in 2025.

Optimism for a funding rebound

“The next 12 months will be crucial in shaping the future of India’s space tech startups,” Vishesh Rajaram, managing partner at Speciale Invest, which backs companies such as Agnikul Cosmos, GalaxEye, and Inspecity, told Reuters.

In 2023, the Indian space sector reached a funding peak of $130.2 million, a 32.9% increase from 2022, driven by initiatives supporting satellite technology, launch vehicles, and space exploration.

“The decline aligns with the natural investment cycles of the industry,” Pawan Chandana, founder of Skyroot Aerospace, told Reuters.

As leading companies approach critical milestones in 2025, investment activity is likely to pick up.

Long-term growth potential remains

Over the five-year period from 2020 to 2024, Indian space startups raised a total of $353.5 million across 72 funding rounds.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) also projects a 20%-30% increase in its budget to support deep space exploration and heavy-lift rockets.

This continued government commitment, along with the potential for future private investment, suggests that India’s space sector may still realize its long-term ambitions, despite the recent funding downturn.

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