Cosmochute Funding: Raises $1.5 Million in Pre-Seed Round Led by Accel and Prosus Ventures
Cosmochute will use the new funding to continue product development, hire engineers and advance its commercial roadmap.
- Cosmochute has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding.
- The round was led by Accel and Prosus Ventures through the Atoms X programme.
- Cosmochute will use the funding for product development, engineering team expansion and its commercial roadmap, including its LEAP lunar infrastructure programme.
Indian space robotics startup Cosmochute has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Accel and Prosus Ventures through the Atoms X programme. IIMA Ventures’ Deep-tech and Aerospace Acceleration Fund, Operators Studio and Chinmayi Muthyala also participated in the round.
The company plans to use the capital for product development, engineering team expansion and its commercial roadmap.
Cosmochute is developing reusable robotic infrastructure for lunar surface operations, with a focus on transporting, protecting and deploying payloads on the Moon.
The company is one of the startups selected for the inaugural Atoms X cohort, which was launched by Accel and Prosus to back early-stage companies working on long-horizon, science- and engineering-led technologies.
Cosmochute’s Lunar Robotics Platform
Founded by Janhavi Gore, Amit Chowdhary and Dhruv Alok Sangal, Cosmochute is building what it describes as reusable infrastructure for sustained lunar operations. Its website identifies Ahmedabad as its base and lists Gore as CEO, Chowdhary as COO and Sangal as CTO.
The company’s broader LEAP programme is focused on creating a reusable and modular system for lunar payload transportation and deployment. Its current platform includes EPOC, a modular lunar rover; OASYS, a towable trailer system; and Cartridge, a payload survival system.
EPOC is designed with autonomous navigation, interchangeable payload bays and a robotic arm for functions such as payload handling and potential surface operations. OASYS is designed to work with the rover and carries standardised payload bays, while Cartridge is intended to provide thermal control, power and data connectivity for payloads operating through the lunar environment.
Cosmochute says the system is intended to reduce the need for mission-specific transportation hardware. By using a common robotic platform and standardised payload interfaces, the company aims to support multiple payloads across missions rather than developing a separate mobility system for each one. Potential applications include scientific instruments, technology demonstrations and other equipment that needs to operate on the lunar surface.
The company’s current platform specifications list EPOC at 240 kg dry mass and OASYS at 130 kg, with a combined payload capacity of up to 120 kg. The platform also includes payload power and environmental protection capabilities designed for lunar operations. These are company-provided specifications and remain subject to future testing and mission validation.
What’s Next for Cosmochute
Cosmochute will use the new funding to continue product development, hire engineers and advance its commercial roadmap. The company is also establishing lunar laboratories at the IIMA Ventures incubation facility as it works on its robotic systems and payload infrastructure.
The immediate focus is expected to remain on engineering and validation rather than deployment. Cosmochute is currently hiring across mechanical, thermal, avionics, systems, guidance and navigation, embedded software and AI and automation roles in Ahmedabad, indicating an expansion of its engineering team following the funding.
The Atoms X programme provides additional support as Cosmochute develops its technology. Under the Accel-Prosus arrangement, Prosus matches Accel’s investment in each Atoms X company, with the programme designed for startups requiring longer development cycles before commercialisation.