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Bellatrix Aerospace, a leading In-Space Mobility company from India with a presence in the USA, announced that it has closed a US$20 million Pre-Series B growth round led by Cactus Partners, marking a significant milestone as the company accelerates the commercialization and delivery of its propulsion systems. This capital infusion marks a strategic transition for the company, moving from proven flight heritage to large-scale commercial manufacturing and global supply chain integration.
The primary deployment of this capital will be for rapid expansion of manufacturing facilities and the implementation of high-throughput production lines to meet the surging demand from both international and domestic satellite constellations. Additionally, it supports active customer programs and strengthens operational readiness as the company prepares the foundation for future growth.
“This funding is a definitive signal of confidence in our operational scalability,” said Rohan Ganapathy, Co-Founder and CEO of Bellatrix Aerospace. “Having successfully flight-qualified our core technologies, we are now focused on building a repeatable, reliable, and world-class production propulsion system. We’ve moved from flight-proven to factory-ready. By slashing lead times to under 6 months and optimizing our unit economics, we are delivering the industry’s best cost-to-reliability ratio. This investment allows us to increase our annual production capacity significantly, ensuring we remain the most trusted partner for operators requiring propulsion at scale.”
“Bellatrix is a unique asset with a robust history of space technology innovation. Rohan and Yashas have invested more than a decade in creating leading, world-class, and cost effective, core technologies for electric and green propulsion systems. Their persistence and focus have led to the successful indigenous development of space-qualified products in satellite propulsion systems. We, at Cactus Partners, look forward to working closely with the Bellatrix team by leveraging our GAP (Growth Acceleration Playbook) portfolio support framework and collaborating with fellow investors to make the company a global leader.” said Amit Sharma, General Partner of Cactus Partners
Led by Cactus Partners and Hero Enterprise, the round includes new investors such as 35 North Ventures, Indusbridge Ventures, and Monarch Holdings, with continued participation from existing investors Inflexor, Pavestone, GrowX, Startup Xseed, and Survam Partners, signaling continued trust in the company’s vision of building critical infrastructure for the global space economy and its execution capabilities. This unified backing validates Bellatrix’s focus on standardized, high-reliability propulsion systems, effectively de-risking the propulsion segment for the world’s most ambitious orbital missions.
“At Hero Enterprise, we value engineering that scales. Bellatrix stands out for turning advanced propulsion into repeatable, production-ready systems. Their transition from flight-proven to factory-ready strongly resonates with our philosophy. We are proud to support a team building the industrial backbone for the global space economy.” commented by Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman of Hero Enterprise.
The company expects to continue building momentum through customer deployments and additional commercial milestones in the months ahead.
