IIT-M incubated GalaxEye raises funds in pre-seed round
The Hindu
Funds will be deployed to strengthen and build technology infrastructure, prototype development and build its team
IIT Madras incubated, Space Tech startup, GalaxEye has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed round led by Speciale Invest. The funds will be deployed to strengthen and build technology infrastructure, prototype development and build its team. The startup aims at launching the first satellite by early 2023. Founded in 2020, GalaxEye realized a gap in the earth observation data provider segment and is therefore working on an advanced constellation of earth observation satellites in space with the vision to enable businesses and government to make efficient decisions based on data obtained from a high-resolution dataset with high frequency of coverage.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.