Deeptech

Fabheads Secures $10M in Series A Led by Accel to Scale Composite Manufacturing Automation

• ByStartupStory     |    June 26, 2025

Fabheads, a deeptech startup revolutionizing composite materials manufacturing, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Accel, with participation from Trifecta Capital. This round brings the company’s total funding to $13 million, following earlier seed and pre-seed rounds.

Founded in 2015 by former ISRO engineers Dhinesh Kanagaraj and Abhijeet Rathore, Fabheads is pioneering proprietary automation systems that transform the traditionally manual and labor-intensive process of manufacturing with carbon fiber and other advanced composites. The startup plans to use the new funds to expand manufacturing capacity, strengthen its R&D and engineering capabilities, and grow its leadership and customer-facing teams.

“Having experienced the limitations of manual composite manufacturing firsthand during our time at ISRO, we knew an innovative disruption was necessary—not incremental,” said Dhinesh Kanagaraj, Co-founder and CEO of Fabheads. “We’re not just automating a process—we’re redefining how high-performance parts using advanced materials can be made faster, better, and more affordably.”

Fabheads is among only a handful of global companies to have developed and commercialized automated fiber placement technology. Its robotic systems reduce production costs by up to 50%, minimize material wastage by 20%, and shorten production cycles by 30%. These advantages are especially critical in sectors such as aerospace, defense, electric mobility, and clean energy, where performance, efficiency, and scale are paramount.

Prayank Swaroop, Partner at Accel, added, “Unlike more mature manufacturing sectors, the technology ecosystem for carbon fiber composites remains relatively underdeveloped. Fabheads has built proprietary tech that competes with the best in the world in a space dominated by a few global players. With demand for composites rising, Fabheads is solving a critical bottleneck.”

India’s composite materials market is poised for growth, backed by initiatives such as the National Technical Textiles Mission and PLI schemes that support domestic production of advanced materials like carbon fiber. Fabheads is preparing to establish a new manufacturing facility in Bengaluru, which will focus initially on aerospace components before expanding to cater to global clientele.

With this funding, Fabheads positions itself as a vital enabler of the next wave of advanced manufacturing in India, bringing innovation, precision, and scalability to an industry ripe for disruption.

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