Decoding Manufacturing
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AgniKul: Building Rockets for India’s Leap Into Space
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India is entering a new era of aerospace manufacturing. With satellites shrinking in size and missions demanding flexibility, the old model of large, fixed rockets no longer fits. This is where AgniKul is carving its path.
The company has pioneered single-piece, 3D-printed rocket engines and mobile launch pads, innovations designed to make access to space faster, cheaper, and location-agnostic. Built on India’s robust but underutilized manufacturing base, AgniKul is proving that design-first innovation can thrive here and not just execution.
In this episode, Srinath Ravichandran, Co-founder, CEO at AgniKul takes us inside their journey: why rockets had to be redesigned for today’s satellites, how his team worked around the economics of scale, and the critical role policy shifts like InSpace played in unlocking India’s private space sector.
This conversation is a front-row view of how India’s private space ambitions are taking shape, and why AgniKul could be a catalyst for the country’s advanced manufacturing future.
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We’re building Passionfroot 1, an operating system for creators to manage their business.
We’re based in Europe and raised our $ 3.4m pre-seed round from Creandum and US angels such as Vlad (Webflow) and creators like Ali Abdaal.As we’re creating a new category and as the creator economy is global and mostly online, we’re building from Day 1 a global company and product that helps creators monetize around the world.
This brings a lot of complexities especially in terms of payments and taxes as our early users are based both in Europe and the US and deal with cross-border transactions.What are Do’s and Dont’s for European startups who have a global ambition and build products for a global customer base from Day 1. Anything you would do differently?
Thanks @pjbouten! Love how you’ve thought about incrementally shaping a category with a focus on product and service, and only then thinking about getting the message out there vs the other way around.
And totally agree on the distinctions and overlaps both self-serve and enterprise motions share.
Thanks, PJ, for taking the time to address questions from the great vantage of shaping Showpad into a global, enterprise SaaS brand!