ABOUT ASTROBASE SPACE TECHNOLOGIES
Astrobase is building the sovereign operational layer of India’s space stack—an always-available launch and propulsion infrastructure designed for cadence, responsiveness, and control, not episodic missions. Today’s space programs are optimized for launches. Astrobase is built for continuity—ensuring that access to space is not constrained by program cycles, availability gaps, or external dependencies. National space capability requires two distinct layers: mission-driven programs, and an operational backbone that ensures continuity, responsiveness, and sustained readiness. The latter remains structurally underbuilt. The company is developing the core infrastructure required to enable this capability, including:
• India’s only private full-flow staged combustion hot-fire test facility, designed and built in-house, rated for full engine qualification (21.5 acres)
• An integrated engine and vehicle production line co-located with the test facility (~46,000 sq ft)
• An 80-ton thrust class FFSC LOX–methane engine program, currently in qualification — the propulsion class that defines reusable medium-lift launch globally
This infrastructure stack is designed to support continuous, sovereign access to space over a multi-decade horizon.
Astrobase exists to build that missing layer. The team is built around engineers who have designed, qualified, and flown real propulsion and launch hardware — including veterans of ISRO’s cryogenic propulsion programs and senior engineers from India’s space and defence aerospace establishment.
ROLE SUMMARY
We are hiring a Director, Strategic Finance & Capital Strategy to own Astrobase’s fundraising operating system and corporate finance function.
This is a senior, execution-focused role responsible for building and running the company’s financial and capital infrastructure across multiple fundraising cycles.
You will work closely with the founders to:
• Structure and execute institutional fundraising rounds
• Build and maintain financial systems and models
• Manage investor processes end-to-end
• Own capital strategy, from pipeline development to closing and beyond
• This role is designed to compound over time, with ownership spanning multiple rounds and long-term capital strategy.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1) Fundraising Execution
• Build and maintain a robust, investor-grade financial model
• Develop and manage the data room to institutional standards
• Run the investor pipeline as a structured process from first interaction through close
• Drive pitch deck and fundraising material development end-to-end
• Lead and coordinate due diligence across financial, legal, and commercial workstreams
• Partner with legal counsel on term sheets and definitive agreements
• Own closing mechanics, including share issuance, fund flows, and board documentation
2) Corporate Finance
• Manage the cap table and model forward dilution across multiple rounds
• Evaluate term sheet structures, pricing, and investor rights
• Lead cash flow forecasting, working capital planning, and banking relationships
• Lead ESOP structuring and administration
• Support strategic financial decision-making (build vs. buy vs. partner, procurement, capital allocation)
3) Investor Relations
• Own monthly and quarterly investor communications
• Prepare board materials, KPI dashboards, and financial reporting
• Manage reference calls and diligence interactions with prospective investors
• Maintain ongoing relationship cadence with existing investors
• Build and track pipeline for future fundraising rounds
4) Strategic & Non-Dilutive Capital
• Continuously map and evaluate relevant capital opportunities across government schemes, strategic technology programs, concessional financing platforms, and mission-linked funding channels
• Build and maintain a live pipeline of current and upcoming opportunities, including eligibility, ticket size, timelines, probability, and strategic fit for Astrobase
• Develop relationships across relevant public and ecosystem institutions to ensure early visibility into high-value funding windows and policy-linked capital pathways
• Lead end-to-end execution of applications, proposals, and stakeholder processes for grants, R&D funding, low-cost debt, and other non-dilutive or strategically advantageous capital
• Coordinate closely with technical, legal, and finance teams to structure credible program proposals aligned with Astrobase’s development roadmap
• Track global and domestic financing models for frontier technology companies and identify capital structures applicable to Astrobase’s long-term build
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Experience
• 8–12 years of total experience
• Proven track record of executing 2–3 institutional fundraising rounds end-to-end (typically $20M+ per round)
• Experience in deep-tech, hardware, infrastructure, or capital-intensive businesses strongly preferred
• Background combining financial rigor and operating experience, such as:
o Investment Banking + startup finance leadership
o Private Equity / Venture Capital + operating role
o Transaction advisory + in-house finance at a deep-tech company
Core Capabilities
• Financial Modeling: Ability to build detailed, bottoms-up models for complex hardware businesses
• Fundraising Execution: Experience managing full-cycle investor processes and diligence
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication suitable for institutional investors
• Process Discipline: Highly structured approach to fundraising and financial operations
• Cross-functional Execution: Comfortable working across legal, technical, and operational teams
• High Ownership: Ability to operate independently and drive outcomes
Mindset & Orientation
• Long-term orientation; views fundraising as part of a multi-round capital journey
• High intellectual honesty around numbers, risks, and trade-offs
• Motivated to build a category-defining deep-tech company in India
• Comfortable operating in high-ambiguity, high-intensity environments
WHAT WE OFFER
• A leadership role at the center of Astrobase’s capital strategy
• Direct exposure to founders and company-wide strategic decisions
• Opportunity to shape the company’s financial and fundraising architecture from early stages
• Long-term role aligned with a multi-decade company build
• Competitive compensation with meaningful equity participation
