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Kokasa Launch: IIT Bombay Batchmates Bet on India’s Defence Indigenisation Boom
Three IIT Bombay batchmates — from Epigamia, Housing.com and HAL — launched Kokasa to build actuation, sensing and autonomy systems for India’s defence indigenisation push. The market moment is verifiable; the execution claims are not yet.
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India Photonics Association Launch: Can India Build What Silicon Built?
India’s first photonics industry body launches with $78.4B market claims — but the association’s own report reveals a $3.29B TAM. With 33 photonics companies vs China’s 1,622, can the IPA close the PIC fabrication gap? LightSpeed Photonics, ISM policy, and the real numbers behind the launch.
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Astrogate Labs OISL: India’s Laser Bet on Satellite-to-Satellite Communication
Astrogate Labs, a 26-person Bengaluru startup with $1.3M in funding, is building India’s first indigenous optical inter-satellite link terminal, targeting 2027 flight readiness. The company has already delivered a space-to-ground lasercomm terminal to ISRO. But QOSMIC also claims “first” OISL, SpaceX has 13,000+ laser links in orbit, and Mynaric — with 480 employees and $120M…
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GPS-Denied Navigation Technology: Aeron Systems Raises ₹45 Crore to Scale Deep-Tech Capabilities
Aeron Systems has raised ₹45 crore in Pre-Series B funding to expand manufacturing, accelerate R&D and pursue global growth in aerospace, defence and resilient navigation technologies.