Suyash Singh, GalaxEye | "If I can't build a deep tech startup at IITM, I can never do it." | Ep. 10

Building GalaxEye from IIT Madras: hyperloop roots to satellites

1. A.Suyash’s path from mechanical engineering and corporate research to IIT Madras led him to start Avishkar Hyperloop, which became a formative deep-tech, team-building experience and a bridge between BTech and MTech innovation cultures.
2. B.GalaxEye positions itself as a data company that acquires Earth observation imagery from its own satellites, aiming to solve the core bottleneck of inconsistent optical imagery due to clouds and nighttime limitations.
3. C.The startup’s technical differentiator is fusing Synthetic Aperture Radar (microwave, cloud-penetrating, night-capable) with multispectral imaging (visible/near-IR, intuitive interpretation) to make imagery both available and usable for mainstream applications.
4. D.Suyash outlines a rigorous satellite development lifecycle (idea → concept → PDR → CDR → AIT → launch), including risk management via space-proven components and extensive environmental testing, while using ISRO’s POEM as an in-orbit validation step.
5. E.He argues India’s 2020-era space privatization reforms catalyzed a new wave of private space startups, and that IIT Madras’ network, advisors (ex-ISRO/DRDO), and investor ecosystem collectively reduce execution friction for deep-tech founders.