Overview

• Orbitt Space was founded in early 2025 by former ISRO scientists Christopher Parmar and Anupam Kumar in Ahmedabad
• The startup raised $1 million in a pre-seed round led by pi Ventures with support from IIMA Ventures
• Its air-breathing electric propulsion system uses residual atmospheric gases as propellant to eliminate the need for onboard fuel
• Orbitt’s 200-kilogram-class satellite bus platform targets sharper imaging, low-latency telecommunications and climate monitoring
• The company is now focused on building and qualifying core systems ahead of planned in-orbit demonstrations and commercial rollout