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KickSky Space Lab

KickSky Space Lab is India's first venture capital-backed accelerator focused on early-stage space technology startups. It operates in multiple locations, including the United States, Switzerland, and India.

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Overview

What KickSky Space Lab does

What KickSky Space Lab is

KickSky Space Lab is India's first venture capital-backed accelerator focused on early-stage space technology startups. It operates in multiple locations, including the United States, Switzerland, and India.

How it participates in the startup ecosystem

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Operational profile

Organization status and context

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Operational status
Active
Organization type
Accelerator
Structured capabilities
Funder · Program host
Last reviewed
March 5, 2026
What Accelerator means

An accelerator is a structured, short-term program designed to speed up a startup's progress toward product-market fit, traction, fundraising, or scale.

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Capability profile

KickSky Space Lab as a funder

Investment thesis

KickSky aims to facilitate Indian space tech startups in scaling within global sectors and reaching customers worldwide. The organization invests in early-stage space technology startups.

Focus narrative

KickSky invests in early-stage space technology startups across various sectors, including satellite communications, positioning, navigation and timing, space applications, space tourism, microgravity manufacturing, lunar economy, earth observation, spacecraft hardware, space resources, in-orbit services, and launch vehicles. The organization provides a structured accelerator program that spans six months, offering both active engagement and ongoing support tailored to the specific needs of each startup.

Focus and fit

Stages
Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+
Sectors
Space Tech
Regions
Asia · Global

Availability

Currently deploying
Not published

Portfolio and track record

Portfolio context

KickSky supports a range of companies in the space sector, although specific names and descriptions of notable portfolio companies were not provided.

Capability profile

KickSky Space Lab as a program host

Program thesis

KickSky aims to facilitate Indian space tech startups in scaling within global sectors and reaching customers worldwide.

Focus narrative

The accelerator invests in various sectors of space technology, including satellite communications, positioning, navigation and timing, space applications, space tourism, microgravity manufacturing, lunar economy, earth observation, spacecraft hardware, space resources, in-orbit services, and launch vehicles.

Value and support

Founders participating in the KickSky accelerator receive active engagement and ongoing support tailored to their specific needs, helping them achieve technical and commercial readiness for the global market.

Format and cadence

Typical duration
26 weeks

Availability

Application state
Not published

Focus and fit

Stages
Pre-seed · Seed
Sectors
Space Tech
Regions
Asia · Global · In

Common questions

What to know about KickSky Space Lab

Upseed classifies KickSky Space Lab under the Accelerator organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and program host capabilities.

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Last reviewed

March 5, 2026

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