विशाल

Wanted to take a moment to thank someone who gave @SkyrootA its first real lift-off—Mukesh Bansal. 8 Years ago, we sent him a cold LinkedIn message. He replied. We met that very weekend. Soon after, he became Skyroot’s first investor with a ₹10 crore cheque. At the time, there was no space policy. No proof that we could build an orbital rocket. Immense technology risk. And every reason to say no. Yet he looked beyond the uncertainty. He believed in our passion and saw possibility long before there was evidence. But what stayed with me even more than the investment was the trust. He gave us complete freedom to build, trusted us to make the right decisions, and was always there to mentor us whenever we needed him. More than capital, he helped shape our thinking with one piece of advice: “Always do the right thing. This journey will be much longer and much harder than you imagine. Build two things with equal importance: the product and the organisation.” This has guided us through every phase of the journey and continue to shape how we build Skyroot today. The first cheque is never just capital. It is belief. Every great startup needs someone willing to take that first leap of faith—when all they can really invest in is the founders’ conviction. India needs many more such risk-takers backing ambitious deep-tech entrepreneurs long before success becomes obvious. Thank you, Mukesh. 🙏 @mukeshbansal06 P.S. This picture was taken during one of Mukesh’s visits to our factory in Skyroot’s early days. We were showing him just how light Vikram-S’s carbon composite structures were—a small moment from a journey that has since come a long way. 🚀