India's first private earth imaging company raises $5 million in seed funding in Blume Ventures-led round. : Pixxel, India’s first private earth imaging company, has raised $5 million in seed funding. The Bengaluru-based company’s first satellite is scheduled to launch towards the end of this year on a Russian Soyuz rocket. The company will utilize new funds to expand the team, strengthen the technology and accelerate progress towards the deployment of its constellation. The firm plans to deploy a total of 30 satellites by December 2022 for its global constellation.