Unleashing Space Exploration: Agnikul Cosmos Inspires Deep tech Community
On our second community meetup held on July 21, 2023, Giritharan Thiruppathirajan, Chief of Staff, Agnikul Cosmos, shared the inspiring journey of Agnikul Cosmos – a proud homegrown startup, to a diverse gathering of Startup Founders, industry representatives, budding startup enthusiasts, and students. The community meetup began with an introduction about the guest and a brief introduction about iTNT Hub and its relevance to the innovation era in which we exist today.
Giri shed light on the current deep tech market scenario and Agnikul's presence in the domain. The journey of Agnikul that started in 2017 has gone through a series of struggles and wins.
Giri from Agnikul addressing the gathering at our Community Meetup.
“1 good day kept us motivated for 100 bad days.” — Giritharan Thiruppathirajan, Chief of Staff, Agnikul Cosmos From a small 10-member team to a 200-member team, Giri knew how important maintaining the employee morale is. He said that the team would work relentlessly for one good day, even if it means to wade through 100 days of bad spell. He spoke about Agnikul's products, technical capabilities of building 3D printed engines and parts along with building the country's first semi-cryo engine. He also spoke about the support that Agnikul has received from the Government agencies, ISRO, and IN-SPACe. In the midst of the discussion, Giri reminisced about the proud experience of meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and of raising investment from Anand Mahindra. The meetup that was followed by a networking session served as an opportunity for the participants to realize the potential and capability that homegrown startups possess in today’s world.
