Heliware has raised ₹4.5 crore in bridge funding led by Inflection Point Ventures to scale its AI-driven 3D geospatial intelligence platform and expand internationally.
Geospatial intelligence is increasingly becoming core digital infrastructure rather than a specialist tool.
Gurugram-based Heliware has raised ₹4.5 crore in a bridge round led by Inflection Point Ventures. The funding will support international expansion, product development, and operational scaling.
The company delivers plug-and-play geospatial intelligence and 3D analytics designed to make complex GIS capabilities accessible beyond expert users.
Building a nationwide 3D terrain intelligence layer
Heliware says it is the first Indian company to develop a comprehensive, high-resolution 3D terrain model covering the entire country. The platform integrates analytics capabilities including:
- Flood simulation modeling
- Line-of-sight analysis
- Predictive spatial analytics
These capabilities allow government agencies, infrastructure developers, and enterprises to simulate real-world scenarios and make location-based decisions with greater precision.
According to the company, its solution enables application development and analysis five times faster and at roughly half the cost of traditional GIS workflows.
From specialist GIS to plug-and-play intelligence
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have historically required technical expertise and expensive deployments. Heliware’s model focuses on democratizing spatial intelligence through cloud-based, end-to-end deployment.
Founder and CEO Rajan Srivastav, a geo-informatics engineer from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, said the company’s objective is to make advanced 3D and location analytics accessible across industries, not just to GIS specialists.
The startup currently serves more than 100 clients across five countries, including enterprise customers in Southeast Asia.
Defense, infrastructure and enterprise adoption
Heliware counts organizations such as the Indian Army, DRDO, Larsen & Toubro, Accenture, Nielsen, and renewable energy firms including ReNew among its users.
Industries relying heavily on location data — defense, infrastructure, energy, retail — increasingly require predictive and real-time spatial modeling.
Flood risk mapping, urban planning, telecom tower placement, and renewable energy site analysis are typical use cases.
The company has also been recognized through awards including the Aegis Graham Bell Award for Innovation in Analytics and Accenture Ventures’ TECHNEXT Challenge in the space-tech category.
Capital deployment and global ambitions
The ₹4.5 crore bridge funding will be used to:
- Accelerate R&D and advance core 3D modeling technology
- Launch new products nearing market entry
- Expand into international markets through strategic partnerships
- Strengthen working capital and global operations
Heliware’s cloud-based architecture is designed to enable multi-region deployment, easing cross-border expansion.
A growing geospatial market
The global geospatial and GIS market is estimated at approximately $100 billion and projected to exceed $250 billion by 2032. In India, the market is expected to grow into a ₹1 lakh crore (~$12 billion) opportunity by 2030.
Infrastructure modernization, defense modernization, climate resilience planning, and smart-city initiatives are driving adoption.
Mitesh Shah of Inflection Point Ventures described geospatial intelligence as a foundational layer for infrastructure and enterprise decision-making, emphasizing Heliware’s ability to convert complex spatial data into scalable applications.
Building an India-born platform with global relevance
India’s geospatial ecosystem has historically relied on imported mapping technologies and software platforms.
By developing proprietary 3D terrain models and patented spatial technologies domestically, Heliware is positioning itself as an India-origin platform capable of competing globally.
The company’s long-term vision centers on transforming location data into a decision-support layer embedded across industries.
If successful, Heliware could help shift GIS from an expert-driven back-office function to an integrated, real-time intelligence platform powering infrastructure, climate modeling, and enterprise operations.
As geospatial intelligence converges with AI and cloud infrastructure, startups that combine data depth with scalable analytics may become critical infrastructure providers in the digital economy.
