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Selected coverage, conversations, and honors.

Curated press features, podcast appearances, and recognition for Riceberg Ventures and the founders we back.

AIM Network podcast

India's first spaceplane passes its drop test

AIM Network covers AnduraX as its reusable spaceplane clears a key drop test, with the team targeting an orbital return by 2028.

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Future Ventures podcast

Ankit Anand on investing before the market understands it

Managing Partner Ankit Anand joins the Future Ventures Podcast (Ep. 010) to discuss how Riceberg backs deep-tech founders well before the rest of the market catches on.

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TechCrunch funding

TDK Ventures, Accel set to back India's EtherealX in reusable launch vehicle push

EtherealX raised a $20.5M Series A co-led by TDK Ventures and BIG Capital, with Accel, Prosus, YourNest, BlueHill, Campus Fund and Riceberg Ventures joining. The company is building Razor Crest Mk-1, a fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle targeting 25 tonnes to LEO, and has already booked $130M in customer contracts.

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Entrackr funding

Spacetech startup AkashaLabdhi raises $1.2 Mn in pre-seed round

AkashaLabdhi closed a $1.2M pre-seed round to advance Antarikshab, an expandable space habitat platform for orbital logistics, microgravity experiments, and defence applications. Riceberg Ventures co-invested alongside LVX, 1Crowd, Uday Chatterjee, and Romesh Sobti.

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Inc42 funding

Riceberg Ventures Floats $20 Mn Fund For Deeptech Startups

Riceberg Ventures unveiled a $20 million fund to back early-stage deeptech and spacetech startups globally, targeting 25 to 30 companies with an average cheque size of $500K across spacetech, medtech, cybersecurity, AI, robotics, and quantum.

Read on Inc42

Space Business Podcast podcast

Ankit Anand on the Space Business Podcast (Ep. 125)

Ankit Anand talks spacetech investing and building deep-tech globally on episode 125 of the Space Business Podcast.

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Forbes recognition

Mredul Sarda: Forbes 30 Under 30 Profile

Mredul Sarda, a Founding Partner at Riceberg Ventures and IIT Bombay graduate, was part of the team that launched India's first student-led satellite, Pratham, in 2016 and is now an active deep tech investor backing startups like Manastu Space.

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Forbes India recognition

DGEMS 2023 Select 200: Companies With Global Business Potential

Forbes India's D Globalist Entrepreneur Mobility Summit (DGEMS) 2023 recognized 200 high-potential Indian companies selected for their global business prospects, unique propositions, and readiness for international expansion.

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YourStory funding

Manastu Space Secures $3M Funding for Debris Avoidance Technology

Space-tech startup Manastu Space raised $3 million in pre-Series A funding led by Capital 2B, BIG Capital, and E2MC to develop its Green Propulsion and Debris Collision Avoidance System that helps satellites navigate through space and avoid debris collisions.

Read on YourStory