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~~A brief overview of {{PAGENAME}} here~~

Transcelestial is a Singapore-based startup commericalising last-mile "wireless fibre" communications, using laser communications.

==Technology==

~~Describe the underlying science~~ and ~~technology of the startup here. Ideally~~, ~~it should provide a layman introduction of any key differentiators~~ and/~~or novel or proprietary scientific breakthroughs being commercialised by the startup~~.

Transcelestial's solution is based on laser communications as an alternative to fibre or 5G. This system can be deployed more rapidly and cheaply than conventional communication solutions, as no electromagnetic spectrum allocation is necessary and no physical lines have to be laid.

Possible applications include<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications {{!}} Product |url=https://transcelestial.com/centauri-wireless-laser-comms/ |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications |language=en-US}}</ref>:

* 4G/5G fronthaul/backhaul

* Large campus connectivity

* Last-mile expansion

* Alternative to dark fiber

==Traction==

~~List notable customers or partnerships here~~. ~~Awards should not~~ be ~~listed here~~, ~~but under "Accolades" instead~~

By 2026, Transcelestial's laser terminal will fly onboard Europe’s first low-orbit open 6G research satellite<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pant |first=Simran |date=2025-07-28 |title=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications {{!}} Transcelestial’s laser terminal is space-qualified for Europe’s 6G StarLab |url=https://transcelestial.com/blog/transcelestials-laser-terminal-is-space-qualified-for-europes-6g-starlab/ |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications |language=en-US}}</ref>. This will be accompanied by a ground station deployed in Catalonia, enabling real-time space-to-ground laser communication experiments.

==Accolades==

~~List~~ awards ~~received~~ by ~~the startup here~~.

Transcelestial has won numerous industry and global awards such as Most Frontier Company by Asiastar10x10, SPIFFY San Andreas Award for Most Disruptive Technology by Telecom Council, Forbes 30 Under 30 to their CTO Dr. Mohammad Danesh, Edge 35 Under 35 to their CEO Rohit Jha, The Most Ambitious Start-Up in Photonics Award by The Optical Society (OSA)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pant |first=Simran |date=2025-11-11 |title=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications {{!}} Transcelestial expanded funding will power Japan’s critical, national defence and space communications with laser technology |url=https://transcelestial.com/blog/transcelestial-expanded-funding-will-power-japans-critical-national-defence-and-space-communications-with-laser-technology/ |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications |language=en-US}}</ref>.

==Funding==

~~Describe~~ the startup's funding ~~history here~~. ~~Include investors~~ in ~~the table below~~.{{Startup/Funding history}}

In November 2025, the startup raised a US$9.7M from [[MPower Partners]], [[Seeds Capital]], and [[Kickstart Ventures]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pant |first=Simran |date=2025-11-11 |title=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications {{!}} Transcelestial expanded funding will power Japan’s critical, national defence and space communications with laser technology |url=https://transcelestial.com/blog/transcelestial-expanded-funding-will-power-japans-critical-national-defence-and-space-communications-with-laser-technology/ |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications |language=en-US}}</ref>.

In June 2025, Transcelestial closed a Series A+{{Citation needed}}funding round co-led by [[NTT Finance]] and [[Paspalis Capital]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pant |first=Simran |date=2025-06-30 |title=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications {{!}} Transcelestial brings laser communications investment to Australia and Japan’s telecom, defence and space infrastructure |url=https://transcelestial.com/blog/transcelestial-brings-laser-communications-investment-to-australia-and-japans-telecom-defence-and-space-infrastructure/ |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications |language=en-US}}</ref>.

Transcelestial raised $2.5 million their seed round in Septemeber 2018, led by [[Wavemaker Partners]] and [[Seeds Capital]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2018-09-21 |title=Singapore-based Transcelestial raises $2.5m in seed funding to deliver space laser network |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/singapore-based-transcelestial-raises-25m-in-seed-funding-to-deliver |access-date=2025-12-19 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref>.{{Startup/Funding history}}

== History ==

The start-up, founded by Rohit Jha and Mohammad Danesh, was born out of Entrepreneur First, the London and Singapore-headquartered venture builder.

=~~= See also ==~~

One of the first public demonstrations of Transcelestial's technology was a joint project with SK Telecom in South Korea and the Telecom Infra Project's Ecosystem Acceleration Center Initiative. Transcelestial's wireless fibre optics technology was used to upgrade the backbone Internet connectivity of a major public library near Seoul, reportedly improving bandwidth by 20 times its existing speed<ref name=":0" />.

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== References ==

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 |headquarters=Singapore
 |active_in=Australia, Japan, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United States, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Taiwan, Mongolia, Hong Kong
+|spun_off_from=Entrepreneur First
 }}
-A brief overview of {{PAGENAME}} here
+Transcelestial is a Singapore-based startup commericalising last-mile "wireless fibre" communications, using laser communications.
 ==Technology==
-Describe the underlying science and technology of the startup here. Ideally, it should provide a layman introduction of any key differentiators and/or novel or proprietary scientific breakthroughs being commercialised by the startup.
+Transcelestial's solution is based on laser communications as an alternative to fibre or 5G. This system can be deployed more rapidly and cheaply than conventional communication solutions, as no electromagnetic spectrum allocation is necessary and no physical lines have to be laid.
+Possible applications include<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications {{!}} Product |url=https://transcelestial.com/centauri-wireless-laser-comms/ |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications |language=en-US}}</ref>:
+* 4G/5G fronthaul/backhaul
+* Large campus connectivity
+* Last-mile expansion
+* Alternative to dark fiber
 ==Traction==
-List notable customers or partnerships here. Awards should not be listed here, but under "Accolades" instead
+By 2026, Transcelestial's laser terminal will fly onboard Europe’s first low-orbit open 6G research satellite<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pant |first=Simran |date=2025-07-28 |title=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications {{!}} Transcelestial’s laser terminal is space-qualified for Europe’s 6G StarLab |url=https://transcelestial.com/blog/transcelestials-laser-terminal-is-space-qualified-for-europes-6g-starlab/ |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications |language=en-US}}</ref>. This will be accompanied by a ground station deployed in Catalonia, enabling real-time space-to-ground laser communication experiments.
 ==Accolades==
-List awards received by the startup here.
+Transcelestial has won numerous industry and global awards such as Most Frontier Company by Asiastar10x10, SPIFFY San Andreas Award for Most Disruptive Technology by Telecom Council, Forbes 30 Under 30 to their CTO Dr. Mohammad Danesh, Edge 35 Under 35 to their CEO Rohit Jha, The Most Ambitious Start-Up in Photonics Award by The Optical Society (OSA)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pant |first=Simran |date=2025-11-11 |title=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications {{!}} Transcelestial expanded funding will power Japan’s critical, national defence and space communications with laser technology |url=https://transcelestial.com/blog/transcelestial-expanded-funding-will-power-japans-critical-national-defence-and-space-communications-with-laser-technology/ |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications |language=en-US}}</ref>.
 ==Funding==
-Describe the startup's funding history here. Include investors in the table below.{{Startup/Funding history}}
+In November 2025, the startup raised a US$9.7M from [[MPower Partners]], [[Seeds Capital]], and [[Kickstart Ventures]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pant |first=Simran |date=2025-11-11 |title=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications {{!}} Transcelestial expanded funding will power Japan’s critical, national defence and space communications with laser technology |url=https://transcelestial.com/blog/transcelestial-expanded-funding-will-power-japans-critical-national-defence-and-space-communications-with-laser-technology/ |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications |language=en-US}}</ref>.
+In June 2025, Transcelestial closed a Series A+{{Citation needed}}funding round co-led by [[NTT Finance]] and [[Paspalis Capital]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pant |first=Simran |date=2025-06-30 |title=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications {{!}} Transcelestial brings laser communications investment to Australia and Japan’s telecom, defence and space infrastructure |url=https://transcelestial.com/blog/transcelestial-brings-laser-communications-investment-to-australia-and-japans-telecom-defence-and-space-infrastructure/ |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Transcelestial {{!}} Wireless Laser Communications |language=en-US}}</ref>.
+Transcelestial raised $2.5 million their seed round in Septemeber 2018, led by [[Wavemaker Partners]] and [[Seeds Capital]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2018-09-21 |title=Singapore-based Transcelestial raises $2.5m in seed funding to deliver space laser network |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/singapore-based-transcelestial-raises-25m-in-seed-funding-to-deliver |access-date=2025-12-19 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref>.{{Startup/Funding history}}
+== History ==
+The start-up, founded by Rohit Jha and Mohammad Danesh, was born out of Entrepreneur First, the London and Singapore-headquartered venture builder.
-== See also ==
+One of the first public demonstrations of Transcelestial's technology was a joint project with SK Telecom in South Korea and the Telecom Infra Project's Ecosystem Acceleration Center Initiative. Transcelestial's wireless fibre optics technology was used to upgrade the backbone Internet connectivity of a major public library near Seoul, reportedly improving bandwidth by 20 times its existing speed<ref name=":0" />.
-* List any other pages directly relevant to {{PAGENAME}}
 == References ==
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