Space-tech startup Inbound Aerospace has raised over $1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Speciale Invest, with participation from Piper Serica.
The capital will fuel the development of the startup’s autonomous, reusable re-entry spacecraft designed for in-orbit experimentation and microgravity research.
Founded in 2025 by Aravind I B, Vishal Reddy, and Abhijit Bhutey, Inbound Aerospace is incubated at IIT Madras. The team is building a re-entry vehicle capable of supporting pharma, biotech, and material science experimentation in space — returning results safely and repeatedly.
The startup aims to address critical gaps in microgravity infrastructure as the International Space Station nears its planned decommissioning in 2030.
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Inbound’s platform focuses on enabling commercial-scale, space-based research and manufacturing that directly impacts life on Earth.
The funding will support R&D, subsystem validation, and design milestones, with a target launch of their first re-entry platform by Q1 2028.
Inbound was the only Indian finalist at Japan’s S-Booster 2025 and marks Speciale Invest’s sixth space-tech investment.