- Published on February 8, 2025
- In Deep Tech
This Hyderabad Startup is Building India’s First AI Lab in Orbit
The startup’s next step is launching two fully operational satellites this year, with an ambition to build in-orbit computing.
- By Sanjana Gupta
TakeMe2Space, a Hyderabad-based space-tech startup, is aiming to make space more accessible by launching India’s first AI-driven space laboratory. Founded by Ronak Kumar Samantray, the company is working to change the way people interact with satellites.
Unlike traditional models where satellite access is restricted to governments, defence agencies, or elite research institutions, TakeMe2Space wants to democratise space, offering real-time access to satellites for students, researchers, and businesses alike.
“Our goal is to ensure that everybody’s ideas can be taken to space,” Samantray told AIM in an exclusive interview. “You don’t have to be in NASA, ISRO, or an IIT to run an experiment in space. Sitting in Kerala, Delhi, or even Antarctica, you should be able to
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Sanjana Gupta
An information designer by training, Sanjana likes to delve into deep tech and enjoys learning about quantum, space, robotics and chips that build up our world. Outside of work, she likes to spend her time with books, especially those that explore the absurd.
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