Xovian Aerospace

Overview

PRE-LAUNCH — payload space-ready

Technology

Primary: AI-native radio frequency intelligence satellites

Problem solved: Optical and SAR imaging struggle to track ships and aircraft that switch off transponders and 'go dark'. RF detection catches emissions regardless.

Hardware: RF payload developed entirely in-house, described as space-ready and awaiting deployment

Competitors: HawkEye 360, UnseenLabs, Digantara

Funding

Total raised: ~$4.56 million across 5 rounds

Latest round: $2 million (₹18.7 crore), April 2026, led by Ashish Kacholia with Inflection Point Ventures

Prior: $2.5 million in 2025 (Piper Serica, Turbostart, Inflection Point Ventures, Eaglewings Ventures)

Grants: Department of Telecommunications, Department of Science and Technology, IIM Udaipur

Future plans

Next milestone: Payload validation on an ISRO PSLV

Timeline: End of 2026

Markets: Maritime, aviation, logistics, defence across India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East

Import provenance

Imported from IFSC Archive dataset v5.0, research snapshot 2026-08-16.