Cosmoserve Raises $6 Million Led by Rebright Partners
Japan-based Rebright Partners led the seed round for the Hyderabad space debris startup.
Key Takeaways
- Cosmoserve raised a $6 million seed round led by Rebright Partners.
- Aranya Holdings and Naandi Ventures joined, and AUM Ventures and Shakti VC invested again.
- The Hyderabad startup has now raised more than $9 million in total.
- It opened a facility called Base 1 in Hyderabad.
- The company plans a full-scale debris capture demonstration in 2027.
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Cosmoserve, the Hyderabad space debris startup also known as Cosmoserve Space, has raised a $6 million seed round led by Japan-based Rebright Partners. The company builds systems to remove dead satellites and debris from orbit.
Aranya Holdings and Naandi Ventures also joined the round, and existing investors AUM Ventures and Shakti VC invested again. With this round, Cosmoserve has raised more than $9 million in total.
Cosmoserve funding at a glance
| Detail | Cosmoserve |
|---|---|
| Amount | $6 million |
| Round | Seed |
| Lead investor | Rebright Partners |
| Other investors | Aranya Holdings, Naandi Ventures, AUM Ventures, Shakti VC |
| Total raised so far | More than $9 million |
| Sector | Spacetech |
| City | Hyderabad |
What Cosmoserve does
Cosmoserve is developing technology to remove space debris and defunct satellites from orbit. It uses a soft robotic capture system to capture objects in space.
The company has also designed what it calls a Dual Spacecraft Architecture. A larger logistics station works with a smaller servicing vehicle to service satellites. The company says this could bring servicing costs down from around $10 million to below $1 million per satellite.
Cosmoserve's journey from pre-seed to a $6 million seed
| When | Milestone |
|---|---|
| June 2025 | Founded by former ISRO scientist Chiranjeevi Phanindra |
| September 2025 | Raised $3.17 million in a pre-seed round led by Alan Rutledge, with AUM Ventures, Shakti VC and Ram Shriram |
| July 2026 | Flew its first payload, Mission Embrace, on Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket; the robotic capture petals did not deploy as intended |
| November 2026 | Raised a $6 million seed round and opened Base 1 in Hyderabad |
Base 1, the new Hyderabad facility
Cosmoserve opened Base 1 in Hyderabad alongside the funding announcement. The facility includes microgravity simulation.
Where Cosmoserve stands after its seed round
With this round, Cosmoserve has raised more than $9 million since it was founded in June 2025. The company has said it plans a full-scale space debris capture demonstration in 2027.
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