Space robotics startup Cosmochute has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Accel and Prosus Ventures under the Atoms X programme. The company plans to use the capital to develop its lunar transportation platform, expand its engineering team and advance its commercial roadmap.
Space robotics startup Cosmochute has secured $1.5 million in pre-seed funding from investors led by Accel and Prosus Ventures under the Atoms X programme. The round also saw participation from IIMA Ventures’ Deep-tech and Aerospace Acceleration Fund, Operators Studio and Chinmayi Muthyala.
Cosmochute is one of seven startups selected for the inaugural Atoms X cohort, launched earlier this year to support companies developing technology for emerging sectors. The fresh capital will support product development, engineering team expansion and the company’s commercial roadmap as it prepares for its next phase of growth.
Founded in 2026 by Janhavi Gore, Amit Chowdhary and Dhruv Alok Sangal, Cosmochute is building space robotics infrastructure for the emerging lunar economy, with a focus on enabling the transportation and deployment of payloads on the Moon.
Cosmochute Develops LEAP for Lunar Transportation
The startup’s first programme, LEAP, is a modular platform designed to support payload transportation and deployment on the lunar surface. The platform combines a modular rover and trailer with standard payload bays, enabling different payloads to be integrated into a common mission architecture.
Cosmochute aims to address the cost and complexity associated with delivering equipment and payloads to the Moon. Its standardised approach is designed to reduce the need for mission-specific engineering and make lunar transportation and deployment more repeatable.
As commercial and scientific missions explore opportunities on the lunar surface, transportation infrastructure is expected to play an important role in supporting equipment delivery, mobility and payload operations. Cosmochute is developing LEAP with the objective of supporting these requirements through a modular system.
Funding to Support Product Development and Engineering
The $1.5 million investment will help Cosmochute advance its product development efforts, expand its engineering team and execute its commercial roadmap.
The company is also establishing its lunar laboratories at IIMA Ventures’ incubation facility. The facility will support its work as it develops the technology and capabilities required for lunar mobility and space robotics.
The funding marks an early step in the company’s efforts to develop infrastructure for future lunar missions, while building the technical and operational capabilities needed to move towards commercial deployment.
Atoms X Cohort Supports Emerging Space Technology
Cosmochute’s selection for the inaugural Atoms X cohort places it among seven startups chosen under the programme. The investment from Accel and Prosus Ventures, alongside participation from other investors, provides capital for the startup to advance its early-stage technology development.
India’s space technology ecosystem has been expanding through the participation of startups, investors and institutions supporting private-sector innovation. Within this landscape, Cosmochute is focusing on space robotics and the infrastructure required to support activities beyond Earth.
Building Infrastructure for the Lunar Economy
With LEAP as its first platform, Cosmochute plans to develop capabilities in lunar mobility and space robotics, with potential applications in other in-space operations and terrestrial use cases.
Its long-term objective is to build infrastructure that can support commercial and scientific missions to the Moon. By developing a standardised approach to lunar transportation and payload deployment, the startup aims to address some of the engineering and operational challenges associated with future lunar activities.
The latest funding will support Cosmochute as it advances LEAP, expands its engineering capabilities and works towards its commercial roadmap in the emerging space infrastructure market.
