Propulsion & spacecraft systems
Hathor Rockets
Hathor Rockets is a Chennai propulsion company developing liquid rocket engines; it announced a ₹14 crore pre-seed round in September 2026.
- Liquid rocket engines
- Semi cryogenic propulsion
- Cryogenic propulsion
- Launch vehicle propulsion
- Rocket engine development
- Space hardware
- Space industry
- Indian space
- Space companies
- Aerospace
- Space propulsion
- Spacecraft systems
- Chennai
Hathor Rockets is the operating name of HATHOR ROCKETS PRIVATE LIMITED, an Indian company developing liquid rocket engines. A Rajya Sabha committee report describes its work on a semi-cryogenic engine for launch vehicles. On 26 September 2026, the company announced a ₹14 crore pre-seed round led by IITM Unicorn Frontier Fund I. The company says it has tested a first engine; independent performance data and customer deliveries were not established in the sources checked.
Milestones
- 18 August 2025
A Rajya Sabha committee report dated 18 August 2025 described Hathor's development of the Bharath-5P semi-cryogenic engine; it did not report a flight-qualified product.[3] - 26 September 2026
Hathor announced a ₹14 crore pre-seed round led by IITM Unicorn Frontier Fund I; The Times of India identified Hathor among the fund's first four startup investments.[2][4]
Sources
Startup IndiaStartup India profile: HATHOR ROCKETS PRIVATE LIMITEDstartupindia.gov.in
Hathor RocketsHathor Rockets Raises ₹14 Cr Pre-Seed Fundinghathor.space
Rajya SabhaRajya Sabha committee report on the Department of Spacesansad.in
The Times of IndiaIIT-M & Unicorn India hit ₹450 cr first close for its fund; backs 4 deep-tech startupstimesofindia.indiatimes.com
Coverage of Hathor Rockets
Space industry
Hathor Rockets details ₹14 crore pre-seed engine funding
The Chennai company's September 26 announcement names IITM Unicorn Frontier Fund I as lead investor. Independent reporting confirms Hathor is among the fund's first investments but does not specify its round size.
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