PierSight

Indian startup building small radar satellites that also pick up ship identity signals, to watch the ocean around the clock in any weather for defense, government and commercial customers. (1 product in the atlas)

Products, by altitude

Low Earth orbit · 160–2,000 km

In development
Varuna constellation
Planned radar satellites that watch ships every 30 minutes

Known rounds

Date	Round	Amount	Led by
May 2025	Seed extension	Undisclosed	—⁠¹
Jan 2024	Seed	$6M	Alpha Wave Ventures, Elevation Capital⁠²

Milestones

Aug 2025 Named the radar specialist in the Pixxel-PierSight-Dhruva Space-SatSure consortium selected by IN-SPACe for India's public-private Earth observation constellation. Company statement⁠³

Sources

Khaleej TimesMay 20, 2025
EntrackrJan 9, 2024
PierSight press releaseAug 12, 2025

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