New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- Trishul Space, a Delhi-based propulsion startup, has secured Rs.4 crore in pre-seed funding led by the IAN Angel Fund, with participation from 8X Ventures and ITEL. The capital will accelerate research and testing of advanced turbopump technology and support development ofHarpy-1, a staged-combustion liquid engine that uses AI-driven failure detection.

Trishul Space raised Rs.4 crore from a syndicate led by the IAN Angel Fund, joined by 8X Ventures and ITEL. The company says the funds will be channelled into research and testing of advanced turbopump technology, a critical subsystem for high-performance liquid engines, and to push Harpy-1 toward demonstration and commercialisation.

The round is positioned as pre-se...