Bengaluru: ULOOK Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a Bengaluru-based space intelligence company developing autonomous satellite swarms for RF sensing and spectrum awareness, has raised Rs 19 crores in a seed round led by growX ventures and InfoEdge Ventures. The funding will accelerate ULOOK’s mission to build indigenous capability in radio-frequency (RF) intelligence, marking a decisive step toward strengthening India’s technological sovereignty in space and security-enabling domains.
Founded by Siddhesh Naik and Adheesh Boratkar, ULOOK draws on a combined heritage of multiple LEO satellites, extensive UAV swarm deployments, and a High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) technology demonstrator. With academic foundations at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) and the University of Toronto, and hands-on experience across orbital, aerial, and stratospheric systems, the founders bring together a rare balance of theoretical insight and practical engineering. This blend of precision and pragmatism defines ULOOK’s approach to building advanced space intelligence systems that are both scientifically rigorous and operationally ready.
ULOOK’s proprietary payload suite PulseTrack delivers real-time RF situational awareness across small satellites, drones, and high-altitude platforms, enabling applications in maritime domain awareness, dark ship detection, disaster response, and environmental monitoring. At the heart of its innovation is RF Fingerprinting from Space, a breakthrough that identifies and classifies emitters by their unique signal signatures, redefining how nations perceive and protect the electromagnetic spectrum.
Over the next 12–18 months, ULOOK will push the frontiers of swarm autonomy, inter-satellite links, and onboard AI, setting the stage for the launch of its first RF-sensing satellite swarm. The company will simultaneously scale its aerial testing programs and deepen its research and engineering capabilities as it moves from prototype to commercial deployment with national research stakeholders, the defence ecosystem, and strategic industry partners.
Siddhesh Naik, Co-founder and CEO, ULOOK, commented, “Having had the exposure of working with advanced space programs abroad and ambitious aerial programs here in India, we are convinced that complex deep-tech can be built right here at home, and in a far more capital-efficient way. The regulatory environment today is finally conducive for entities like ULOOK to exist and thrive.”
ULOOK will direct a significant portion of the raised capital toward talent acquisition as the company eyes expanding its founding team to build a cross-functional unit across RF systems design, embedded systems, AI/ML analytics, and satellite mission engineering. The focus will be on attracting young innovators and experienced professionals from India’s defence and space sectors, blending academic depth with field-tested experience. Additional deployments will go toward payload qualification, hardware-software integration, and UAV-based testing campaigns to validate performance under real-world conditions, helping mature the technology from TRL-3 to TRL-7.
Sanjeev Bikchandani, Founder of Info Edge added, “Deep-tech will play a central role in India’s next decade of innovation. It needs long horizons, patient capital, and founders who can translate deep research into deployable technology. What stood out about ULOOK was the depth of its engineering, the clarity of its use cases, and the maturity of its team. They have already built and validated space-qualified hardware, which is rare at this stage. At Info Edge Ventures, we are backing founders who convert frontier knowledge into viable businesses, and ULOOK fits that approach well.”
Commenting on the investment, Manish Gupta, Partner, growX ventures, said, “ULOOK’s pursuit of autonomous, intelligent satellite systems reflects not just technical excellence but a commitment to sovereign innovation that can achieve lasting global relevance. What drew us most to this opportunity was the strong founder fit, a team with deep engineering pedigree, global experience, and a clear sense of mission. At growX, we have built significant SpaceTech expertise, working closely with founders to turn cutting-edge prototypes into scalable businesses. We look forward to using that experience to help ULOOK accelerate its commercial journey and scale globally from India”
Speaking on ULOOK’s global vision, its Co-founder and CTO Adheesh Boratkar said, “We are building from India for the world, because space, by its very nature, is a global business. Our focus is on building world-class capabilities with Indian talent and technology, fully aligned with the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.”
With its funding milestone, ULOOK joins the growing cohort of Indian SpaceTech ventures building solutions for global scale. Built at the intersection of space, AI, and advanced sensing, ULOOK’s technologies reinforce India’s vision of innovation-led sovereignty, enabling the country to build, own, and operate next-generation space systems that strengthen global situational awareness.
