India's Space Sector Paradox: Record Private Money Meets ISRO's Anxiety Over Its Own Future

Pixxel's $100 million Series C — the largest funding round ever raised by an Indian spacetech company — isn't just a startup headline. It's proof that India's decision to open space to private players is now generating serious capital: Bengaluru-based Pixxel, which builds hyperspectral Earth observation satellites, has pulled in a total of $195 million from Temasek, Seraphim, Google-backed Radical Ventures, and others. The money flows into expanding its Honeybee satellite...