Inbound Aerospace Secures $1M Seed Funding for Reusable Re-entry Spacecraft

Inbound Aerospace has raised $1 million in Seed funding led by Speciale Invest, with participation from Piper Serica.

Founded by ARAVIND I B, Vishal Reddy, and Abhijit Bhutey in 2025, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Inbound Aerospace is building a recoverable spacecraft platform designed to support in-orbit experiments and product development in microgravity environments, serving space-based research in pharma, biotech, and materials science.

The fresh capital will be used to accelerate R&D, validate key subsystems, and help the startup reach crucial design review milestones.

Developing reusable re-entry vehicles to enable cost-effective, repeatable, and safe return of payloads.

Addressing the gap in space research infrastructure with the ISS retirement by 2030, aligning with India's Bio3E Policy (2024).