Cosmochute | $1.5M (Pre-Seed)

Founders: Janhavi Gore, Amit Chowdhary, Dhruv Sangal

Founded: 2026

Sector: Space Robotics / DeepTech / Lunar Infrastructure

What they do

→ Building space robotics infrastructure for the emerging lunar economy

→ First product, LEAP, is a modular platform to transport and deploy payloads on the Moon

→ Combines a rover and trailer with standardised payload bays to cut mission-specific engineering

→ Designed to support both commercial and scientific lunar missions

The Funding

→ Raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding

→ Led by Accel and Prosus Ventures through the Atoms X programme

→ IIMA Ventures’ Deep-tech and Aerospace Acceleration Fund, Operators Studio and Chinmayi Muthyala also participated

→ Capital earmarked for product development, engineering team expansion and commercial plans

Why it matters

→ One of seven startups picked for the inaugural Atoms X cohort

→ Setting up its lunar laboratories at IIMA Ventures’ incubation facility

→ Guided by Mylswamy Annadurai, former programme director of Chandrayaan-1

→ Aims to make moon payload transport more repeatable while cutting mission costs and complexity

Will a standardised “delivery truck for the Moon” become the backbone of the lunar economy, or will every mission keep demanding custom engineering?