Skyroot Aerospace has raised $4.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Google’s founding board member Ram Shriram’s Sherpalo Ventures, the company said in a statement. The funding round also saw participation from Wami Capital, WhatsApp chief business officer Neeraj Arora and ex-Google executive Amit Singhal. Skyroot will use the funds to build the infrastructure needed to launch space vehicles.

“We are delighted to have support from the world’s most influential tech investors like Ram Shriram, validating Skyroot’s vision and execution in the last three years. India has been a leader in rocket launch capability, especially at lower costs. Skyroot has the technical power with its innovative and cost-effective space launch capability, disrupting the status quo in the global launch market,” Skyroot co-founder and CEO Pawan Kumar Chandana said in a statement.