Temasek-backed Indian satellite startup aims to quadruple output capacity

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Pixxel's record-setting $100m round to support new high-tech imaging satellites

Pixxel chief executive Awais Ahmed told Nikkei Asia that about three-quarters of Pixxel's current client base is from outside India, and these customers contribute about half of its total revenue. (Photo by Pixxel) © Reuters

MUMBAI -- Indian startup Pixxel, which makes high-tech imaging satellites, hopes to more than quadruple its manufacturing capacity to 100 satellites per quarter by next year, CEO Awais Ahmed told Nikkei Asia after completing a $100 million funding round -- the largest-ever by a private space company in India.