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Rajiv Bose joins Pro Panja League as business head
Mumbai: Pro Panja League, the world’s premier arm-wrestling league, on Monday appointed Rajiv Bose as its business head. Throughout his career, Bose has managed sponsorship and marketing of several sports businesses and properties, including Nimbus Sport/Neo Sports/Neo Cricket, KPH Dream Cricket (Kings XI Punjab), and Quess East Bengal, among several others.
Bose has over 25 years of experience in advertising, sales, broadcasting, and sports marketing. He has previously managed the marketing and sales divisions of several media groups, including the Dainik Bhaskar and Amar Ujala Publications.
After taking over, Bose immediately got down to business as the Pro Panja League held its second ranking tournament in Gwalior, which attracted over 600 arm-wrestlers from all over the nation.
Speaking on the appointment, Bose said, “Pro Panja League is the home for arm wrestling and I look forward to building this sport and the league as one of the top sports leagues in the country. Parvin Dabas and Preeti Jhangiani have put their heart and soul into the sport. Having witnessed the ranking tournament, I am confident that arm-wrestling is going to be popular in the country in the years to come.”
“We, at Pro Panja League, welcome Rajiv Bose. Rajiv is a man of many talents, especially in the fields of sports management and broadcasting. We are sure his vast experience in the sports ecosystem will combine well with the ethos we have created here at PPL. We look forward to exciting times ahead,” Pro Panja League co-owner Parvin Dabas said in a statement.
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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.
