pi Ventures

pi Ventures is a Bengaluru-based early-stage venture firm, founded in 2016 by Manish Singhal and positioned as one of India's first AI/deeptech-focused funds, investing across AI, robotics, quantum, advanced materials and spacetech. Its space portfolio includes launch-vehicle startup Agnikul Cosmos and satellite life-extension startup Aule Space, whose $2 million pre-seed round in January 2026 it led. The firm typically writes seed and Series A cheques of roughly $250k-$3 million.

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Active Sats (reported)

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Funding Raised

Products & Services

Aule Space

development

space portfolio company (in-orbit servicing)

Bengaluru-based spacetech startup building autonomous satellite life-extension/RPOD 'jetpacks' for high-value GEO communication satellites; raised a $2 million pre-seed round led by pi Ventures in January 2026.

Agnikul Cosmos

operational

space portfolio company (launch vehicles)

3D-printed-rocket small-satellite launch startup named among pi Ventures' deeptech portfolio companies.

Key Challenges

Capital-intensive, long-horizon nature of spacetech hardware bets at the seed stageEarly commercial maturity of in-orbit-servicing technology such as Aule Space's RPODSecuring follow-on and growth capital for early-stage Indian deeptech portfolio companies

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