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While space startups facilities, and engage in
elsewhere accounted for dialogue before a startup had
‘regulatory risk,’ in India, established commercial strength
regulations became the wind in demonstrated trust that went
the sails. beyond policy documents. That
The willingness to grant trust becomes self-fulfilling.
licenses, provide testing At Skyroot, this ecosystem
made tangible differences.
We could attract aerospace
engineers who saw private
space as a credible career path.
We found investors willing to
back deep-tech ventures with
long horizons. We accessed
ISRO's testing facilities that would
have taken decades and billions
to build independently. Perhaps
most crucially, we received
regulatory clarity at each stage.
When we engage with
international satellite operators
or global investors, we see this
confidence India has placed in
its startups translate directly into
confidence global companies
have in Indian startups.

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