Funding · Government, Defense & Space

TakeMe2Space raises $5M seed round

By Startup Enthusiast · 8 January 2026

What they do

TakeMe2Space runs OrbitLab, an in-orbit AI lab on LEO satellites

It raised $5M seed led by Chiratae Ventures to expand its satellite constellation

The company aims to build the world's first AI-first data centre in space

TakeMe2Space raised $5 million in a seed round.
The round was led by Chiratae Ventures.
Participating investors included Unicorn India Ventures, Artha Venture Fund, and SeaFund.
The company operates OrbitLab, an in-orbit AI lab on LEO satellites.
Customers pay $2 per minute to upload and run AI models in space.
The funds will expand the satellite constellation from one to six spacecraft.
TakeMe2Space also plans to scale R&D for megawatt-scale compute satellites.
The company will grow its team from 17 to nearly 60 employees.

India's spacetech market is projected to reach $77 billion by 2030.
Indian spacetech startups raised $530 million in 2025, a 13X jump over five years.
Competitor Digantara raised $50M for space surveillance recently.
Competitor SpaceFields raised $5M for rocket propulsion in September 2025.
TakeMe2Space was featured in Inc42's '30 Startups To Watch' in June 2025.

TakeMe2Space provides in-orbit AI computing via its OrbitLab platform.
OrbitLab lets customers upload and run AI models on LEO satellites.
Pricing is $2 per minute of compute time.
Target customers include enterprises, startups, and researchers.
Key sectors served are agriculture, mining, logistics, and environmental monitoring.
Processing data in space reduces latency and costs for earth observation.
The company uses proprietary radiation shielding and indigenised satellite subsystems.
A fractional ownership model makes space-native compute broadly accessible.

Expand satellite constellation from one to six spacecraft.
Scale real-time in-orbit AI inferencing.
Accelerate R&D for megawatt-scale compute satellites.
Expand presence across India, the US, and Australia.
Deepen partnerships with ground station providers and AIT companies.
Grow team from 17 to nearly 60 across engineering and global sales.
Enable optical satellite links between spacecraft, targeting ~5 kW of in-orbit compute.
Long-term goal: build the world's first AI-first data centre in space.

Chiratae Ventures (lead) — Venture capital firm investing in technology startups.
Unicorn India Ventures (participated) — Early-stage venture capital fund.
Artha Venture Fund (participated) — Venture capital fund focused on early-stage startups.
SeaFund (participated) — Investment firm.

Product: Orbital data-centre and satellite infrastructure, including in-space compute and satellite batteries.
Customers: Enterprises and space customers that need in-orbit computing and satellite infrastructure.
How it makes money: It provides space infrastructure and orbital compute services to paying customers.
What sets it apart: Develops in-space computing capability and optical inter-satellite links for a high-throughput orbital network.
Operations: Plans to expand the satellite constellation, partnerships, engineering team, and global sales presence.