Flashpoint by T-Hub · A space-tech venture studio · Cohort 1 now open

The space sector has hard, unsolved problems. Build the company that solves one.

A venture studio anchored by Dhruva Space, built around real problem statements from India's private space industry. Aerospace-grade infrastructure from day 0, hands-on venture building, and no equity taken for participating.

5 to start · 10 max
Team

Day - 0
Labs, testbeds & supply chain

12–18 weeks
Discovery sprint

100% it's yours
No Participation equity

2 partners, hands-on
Mentorship

ABOUT THE STUDIO

Built around real problems and everything you need to solve them.

Flashpoint is T-Hub's venture studio. This space-tech edition, anchored by Dhruva Space, starts with the sector's unsolved problems. You don't need to arrive with a finished company, start with a validated industry problem and build one around it.

What You Get:

Real problem statements: Released by Dhruva Space each cohort, drawn from real industry needs.
Infrastructure from day 0: Dhruva Space's labs, testing environments, and supply chain.
Hands-on venture building: Active co-building with T-Hub, from idea to incorporated company.
Pilot pathways: Validated ventures can pilot with Dhruva Space or other partners.
Your first raise, supported: Grant and investor introductions through T-Hub's 200+ investor network. Dhruva Space may also invest directly, on mutually agreed terms.
100% of the company: No equity for participating. The IP is yours. Equity changes hands only if a partner invests money in you on mutually agreed terms.

Infrastructure

Aerospace-grade facilities, on tap

Dhruva Space's environmental testing, labs, and mission design infrastructure made available to studio ventures on a case-by-case basis, matched to what your build actually needs.
Environmental Testing
> Thermal vacuum chamber
> Thermo-shock chamber
> Vibration shaker
Labs & Storage
> ESD-safe avionics lab with electronics characterisation
> Class 100,000 & Class 10,000 cleanrooms
> Assembly stations & mechanical lab
> Nitrogen purging for long-term storage
Mission Planning &
Systems Design
> Mission design facilities & tools
> Structural & thermal design facilities & tools
Specialised Facilities
> Large-area pulsated sun simulator
> Air bearing table & test benches
> Ground stations — VHF to X band (Ka band optional)
> RF testing facility & Helmholtz cage
> Star simulators & calibration tools
> Precision measurement, inspection & crane-based handling
Note: Access is scoped to each venture's stage and technical needs, not a blanket guarantee of every facility listed.

THE PROBLEM - COHORT 1 FOCUS

Real problems. Many ways to solve them.

Dhruva Space releases a set of problem statements each cohort. Choose one:
Solar cells
In-orbit servicing & life extension
Star trackers
Payloads for satcom
Deep space systems
In-orbit manufacturing
End-user terminals for LEO communications
Outer space mining
Optical ISL
Our thesis: India's private space sector is becoming a platform. The missing pieces are the companies that solve the hard problems around it. This studio exists to find the teams that build them.
Bringing your own idea? Out-of-scope ideas are considered as rare exceptions, true moonshots, or exceptional teams. Every venture must have at least one application in space.

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HOW IT WORKS

Discover - Build - Scale.

(12–18 weeks · to TRL 3)
‍
Test your concept against the problem statement, with real users. Ends in a Go/No-Go.
(18–50 weeks · TRL 3–6)
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Incorporate. Build your MVP on aerospace-grade infrastructure. Pilot with Dhruva Space or other partners.
(ongoing)

An independent, investable company, free to grow beyond the Dhruva Space ecosystem. You enter at TRL 3 or below. We build to TRL 6 together. Beyond that, you fly.

WHO SHOULD APPLY

Built for people who'll build the hard stuff.

This studio is for:
Founders and founding teams with an idea
Early-stage startups at TRL 3 or below
Engineers, scientists, and operators from aerospace and adjacent fields
Not the right fit:
MSMEs and established companies
Startups beyond TRL 3
Mature teams seeking growth capital

STARTUP STUDIO PARTNER

Built in Hyderabad, for India — with India's leading partners.

Flashpoint is T-Hub's venture studio initiative, built in Hyderabad, India. Unlike a startup accelerator or incubator, a venture studio starts from a validated market problem and builds companies around it. This agri-tech edition, anchored by Kheyti, focuses on farmer market access: B2B, B2C, and B2G startups that connect greenhouse farmers to buyers, supply chains, and institutional procurement.

BUILDER AND STARTUPS PARTNER

T-HUB
The world's largest home for startups: 3,300+ startups supported, a 200+ investor network. Brings founder sourcing, venture building, company formation, and investor and grant introductions. Takes no equity for studio participation.

ANCHOR PARTNER

DHRUVA SPACE
A Hyderabad-based full-stack space engineering company with systems in orbit. Brings the problem statements, engineering mentorship, aerospace-grade infrastructure and testbeds, supply-chain access, and pilot pathways.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need space experience?

No. But your venture must have at least one application in space — multi-use technologies that also serve other industries are welcome.

Can I bring my own idea?

Ideas outside the problem statements are considered only as rare exceptions — true moonshots, or exceptional teams.

Do you take equity?

Not for participation — founders keep their cap table. If T-Hub or Dhruva Space invests money in your company, that investment takes equity on mutually agreed terms, like any investor, under a separate agreement.

Will Dhruva Space invest in my company?

Possibly — on terms mutually agreed with the startup, independent of T-Hub. Any such investment takes equity like any other. Never a condition or entitlement of participation.

Who owns the IP?

Your startup. Terms are agreed before development begins.

Can I build beyond the Dhruva Space ecosystem?

Yes. Ventures remain free to scale beyond the Dhruva Space ecosystem.

Is there an application fee?

No

The problems exist. The infrastructure exists. The companies don't. Yet.
Cohort 1 · 5 teams to start, up to 10 · no equity for participation · no application fee

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*Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

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