Tonbo Imaging designs, develop, and deploy electro optics solutions that can see beyond the visible, process complex data for enhanced situational awareness and control dynamic environment for rapid decision making and increased autonomy.Our solutions cater to critical market needs in security, defense, reconnaissance, industrial inspection and monitoring, smart city solutions and intelligent transportation and logistics.
Location: India, Karnataka, Bengaluru
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $38M
Founded date: 2007
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Qualcomm V... | qualcommve... |
| - | Celesta Ca... | celesta.vc |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 05.04.2025 | Series D | $21M | - |
| 12.09.2017 | Series B | $17M | - |
Mentions in press and media 17
| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.01.2026 | Spacetech startup Aule Space raises $2 million in round led by pi Ventures | Synopsis Angel investors, including Eash Sundaram, former board member of US-based satellite operator Intelsat, and Arvind Lakshmikumar, CEO of defence imaging firm Tonbo Imaging, also participated. The fresh funds will be used to scale the... |
| 19.10.2025 | Defence Tech Startup Tonbo Imaging’s FY25 Profit Increases 6% To INR 73 Cr | SUMMARY In FY25, Tonbo Imaging posted a net profit of INR 72.7 Cr, up 6.3% from INR 68.4 Cr in the previous fiscal year The increasing profits have come on the back of the defence tech startup’s growing operating revenue which jumped 9.5% t... |
| 03.09.2025 | Military Tech Takes Off: USD192M Raised in 2025 YTD Investor participation has broadened significantly, with around 110 venture capital firms backing the sector | India's military tech startups are gearing up, with funding growing 61-fold over the past decade. According to Tracxn's India Military Tech Report 2025, annual funding has surged from just USD 3.1 million in 2016 to USD 192.4 million in 202... |
| 17.05.2025 | Exclusive: Tonbo Imaging To File DRHP By August For INR 1,000 Cr IPO | SUMMARY The defence tech startup has appointed IIFL Securities and JM Financial as the book running lead managers for its IPO Tonbo Imaging recently raised INR 175 Cr in its Series D pre-IPO funding round from Florintee Advisors and EXIM Ba... |
| 09.04.2025 | Defense technology company Tonbo Imaging raised $21 M in pre-IPO round | Tonbo Imaging, a defense technology company based in Bengaluru, raised Rs 175 crore, or $21 million, from the Export-Import Bank of India, Florintree Advisors, and Tenacity Ventures in its Series D pre-IPO round. The money raised will help ... |
| 05.04.2025 | Tonbo Imaging raises $21m even as late stage deeptech funding dries up in India | Defense technology firm Tonbo Imaging has raised Rs 175 crore (around $21 million) in a Series D funding round from Florintree Advisors, Tenacity Ventures, and the Export-Import Bank of India, as it gears up for a potential listing on India... |
| 05.04.2025 | Funding Fever: Top Startup Deals That Made Waves This Week (Mar 29–Apr 4) Diverse Sectors See Fresh Capital Inflows | India's startup ecosystem continued to witness steady investor confidence this past week, with funding activity spanning sectors like fintech, solar energy, fashion, and regional snacking. From AI-led healthcare claims to traditional storyt... |
| 03.04.2025 | Tonbo Imaging raises Rs 175 Cr in Series D funding round | Defense technologies startup Tonbo Imaging has raised Rs 175 crore in a Series D funding round from Florintree Advisors, Tenacity Ventures and the Export-Import Bank of India. In a statement, Tonbo Imaging said the fresh funding will be use... |
| 03.04.2025 | Mathew Cyriac’s Florintree, others invest in Tonbo Imaging’s pre-IPO round | Arvind Lakshmikumar, founder and CEO of Tonbo Imaging Defence technologies company Tonbo Imaging India Pvt Ltd has raised Rs 175 crore ($20.5 million) in its Series D funding round from Florintree Advisors, Tenacity Ventures and the Export-... |
| 15.02.2023 | HBL Power Systems to invest Rs 1.5 bn in defence imaging company Tonbo | POWER & RENEWABLE ENERGY HBL Power Systems to invest Rs 1.5 bn in defence imaging company Tonbo 15 Feb 2023 CW Team Tonbo Imaging India, a specialist in imaging systems, would get an investment from HBL Power Systems up to Rs 1.5 billio... |
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