Defence tech startup Constelli raised $20 million in round from General Catalyst, others

Aerospace and defence tech startup Constelli  has raised $20 million in a funding round led by Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm General Catalyst.

The round also saw participation from 360 One Asset Management and existing investor Pravega Ventures.

The new funding will be used for research and development of advanced electronic warfare and communication systems for drones, ground vehicles, naval ships, and satellites.

The company also plans to build facilities for quick prototyping and early production so it can deliver ready-to-use systems faster.

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“When we started Constelli, the intention was to build a global technology company from India. We had seen how India depended heavily on imports for high-end systems such as surveillance, radar, electronic warfare. These are complex, intelligence-driven systems, and in modern warfare, the intelligence layer has become even more critical,” cofounder and CEO Satya Gopal Panigrahi said.

“We realised that India needed indigenous capability in this space. So the idea was to develop high-end technology from India not just for domestic use, but products that can compete globally,” he added.

General Catalyst managing director and CEO for India and Middle East-North Africa, Neeraj Arora, said in a statement, “Constelli represents the indigenous innovation India needs to build strategic resilience in AI-led defence technology and electronic warfare. The company combines deep technical capability with strong customer validation and the ability to deliver mission-critical systems at scale. As india enters a pivotal decade for defence modernisation, we believe Constelli will play a defining role in the country's sovereignty and self-reliance.”

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About Constelli 

Founded in 2017 by Satya Gopal Panigrahi and Avinash Chenreddy, the Hyderabad-based Constelli began as a software-focused company but has added hardware capabilities over the past four to five years and has supplied various sub-systems.

Panigrahi said that although India remains an important market, the company has also exported its products to Singapore, Australia, and South Korea.

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