TechCrunch · AI· Tim Fernholz·· 4 h ago
Satlyt, founded by a former Google and SpaceX product manager, raises $8M to run AI on satellites
Satlyt, founded by a former Google and SpaceX product manager, raises $8M to run AI on satellites
AI summary
The way Rama Afullo tells it, he saw orbital data centers coming. The Kenyan American engineer previously worked in Google’s cloud computing business before a brief stint at SpaceX’s Starlink communications network in 2024. His experiences convinced him that there was untapped potential for computers in space.
Selection record
Threshold 76Media and individualsFirst 31Second 34
Not admittedSum of both 65 < twice the threshold 152
- Source tier
- Media and individuals; this tier's threshold is 76
- Pre-filter
- passed：卫星上运行AI模型及软件融资
A model scores each item twice, independently, against one written standard, out of 100. An item is admitted only when the two scores add up to twice the threshold. The threshold is set per source tier.
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