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Dhingra joins Mogae Media as chief delights officer
MUMBAI: Tushar Dhingra has joined Sandeep Goyal‘s Mogae Media as chief delights officer.
Dhingra moves in from Big Cinemas where he was working as COO.
Based at Mogae‘s headquarters in Delhi, Dhingra will look after the entire discounts-deals-delights space at Mogae.
Mogae Media executive director Tanya Goyal said, “Tushar has had 16 years of experience in retail, hospitality, media and entertainment industries. He is the right kind of person to lead our new initiative in mobile-commerce. He is treading virgin territory but with his kind of background, forging alliances, finding delightful deals and great-value propositions for customers should be easy.”
“Mobile is the new frontier for consumer delight 24X7 and the coming in of location based services will only enhance the targeting. I am looking forward to pioneering this new space at Mogae,” Dhingra added.
He has worked with PVR as the CMO before joining Big Cinemas. Prior to that, he has also worked with Warner Bros and Taj Hotels.
Mogae Media is the new mobile monetisation venture launched recently by Sandeep Goyal, former JV partner of Dentsu in India.
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SatLeo Labs raises $5.5m seed funding led by Unicorn India Ventures
Fresh capital to power thermal satellite mission and AI data platform
MUMBAI: SatLeo Labs has raised $2.2 million in a fresh seed round led by Unicorn India Ventures, taking its total funding to $5.5 million as it steps up efforts to scale its space-based thermal intelligence platform.
The funding round also saw participation from existing backers including Merak Ventures, Java Capital, IIMA-CIIE and deep-tech investor Manish Gandhi.
The capital will be used to accelerate SatLeo’s flagship thermal satellite mission and further develop its AI-powered platform designed to deliver high-resolution thermal and visible data from low Earth orbit. The company aims to turn this data into actionable insights for sectors ranging from climate monitoring to urban planning.
Over the past year, SatLeo has scaled rapidly, growing its team from 8 to 30 specialists across satellite engineering, thermal sensing and AI-led geospatial analytics. It has also achieved a key milestone with the development of its first experimental payload, TAPAS-1, which reached near flight-ready status within six months and is now positioned for launch.
On the ground, the startup has begun translating its technology into real-world use cases. Pilot projects in cities such as Ahmedabad and Tumakuru have focused on monitoring urban heat islands and air pollution, impacting over 400,000 citizens. At the same time, its commercial pipeline has expanded sharply, with letters of intent rising from around $15 million to over $42 million within a year.
SatLeo Labs co-founder and CEO Shravan Bhati said, “Sustainability has become imperative amid accelerating climate change and rapid urbanisation. This fundraise represents a critical milestone as we move into the execution phase of our next mission.”
He added that the company is focused on scaling its satellite constellation and enhancing payload performance to deliver thermal intelligence at a global level.
Backing the startup, Unicorn India Ventures managing partner Bhaskar Majumdar said, “Space is an arena where the next wave of technological innovation will emerge. SatLeo’s ability to combine thermal and visible satellite data into real-time insights positions it strongly for long-term growth.”
Looking ahead, SatLeo plans to focus on launch readiness, expanding commercial deployments and scaling its technology stack over the next 12 months.
As demand for climate and environmental intelligence grows, SatLeo’s latest fundraise signals rising investor confidence in space-tech solutions that bring data from orbit down to everyday decision-making.
