Indian Teen’s Space Tech Startup Apolink Raises $4.3 Million

Indian teen’s space tech startup Apolink raises $4.3 million

Started by a 19-year-old Indian entrepreneur, Onkar Singh Batra, Apolink has raised a significant amount in its seed round. The startup raised $4.3 million in its seed round, including support from Y Combinator, 468 Capital, Unshackled Ventures, and other investors. It was met with more investors than predicted. Previously known as Bifrost Orbital, Apolink aims to build a real-time connectivity network. It would be beneficial for satellites in L…

Space tech startup Apolink raises $4.3 million to improve satellite connectivity

Apolink, a Y Combinator-backed space tech startup, has raised $4.3 million in an “oversubscribed” seed round at a $45 million post-money valuation to build a real-time connectivity network for satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). This startup, which was founded by 19-year-old Onkar Singh Batra, tackles the problem of satellites going offline in space due to “dead zones” — periods when they are not in the line of sight of a ground station. While …