Manastu raised ₹22 Cr from Gandhi Securities and Investments, the Thacker Legacy Trusts, and a clutch of angel investors
This comes soon after the TDB funded Manastu with ₹116 Cr in the form of optionally convertible debentures
It appears the startup intends to raise a further ₹9.2 Cr from Capital A that has yet to be confirmed
Spacetech startup Manastu Space
raised ₹22 Cr ($2.3 Mn) from Gandhi Securities and Investments, the Thacker Legacy Trusts, and a clutch of angel investors in what appears to be an extension of its Series A funding round.
It appears the startup intends to raise a further ₹9.2 Cr from Capital A that has yet to be confirmed. The round size can change before its closure.
Beyond this sum, the startup also initially issued CCPS worth a further ₹2.5 Cr to Aakash founder Aakash Chaudhry, which were later cancelled.
Inc42 accessed the funding details through Manastu’s regulatory filings. Queries sent to the startup went unanswered until the time of publication.
“The purpose of the offer is to raise funds for the research & development, growth, expansion, marketing and general corporate activities of the Company,” its disclosures with the MCA read.
Notably, the science and technology ministry’s Technology Development Board (TDB) also recently announced that it had committed ₹116 Cr in funding to Manastu in the form of optionally convertible debentures.
Founded in 2017 by Tushar Jadhav and Ashtesh Kumar, Manastu is developing a green propulsion system for satellites coupled with its in-orbit refuelling system and debris avoidance technology to reduce the risk of orbital congestion.
The startup has developed a proprietary hydrogen peroxide-based fuel that it claims gives 50% higher performance and is less harmful to the environment than conventional toxic propellants like hydrazine.
Besides, its debris avoidance systems enable satellites to manoeuvre in orbit, avoid collisions with space debris, adjust trajectories and de-orbit at the end of their operational lives.
Until now, it has raised $9 Mn from Capital-A, Capital 2B, Indian Angel Network (IAN), E2MC, BIG Capital, and others. It last raised $3 Mn in another Series A round extension back in August 2025 to commercially roll out its green propulsion and debris-avoidance system.
Manastu competes with the likes of Bellatrix Aerospace and Dhruva Space in the global market for satellite propulsion systems, which is projected to grow at 17.6% CAGR to reach $4.7 Bn by 2031.
Source: Inc42
