Satlyt raises $8m to run AI on satellites
What happened
On 1 October 2026, TechCrunch reported that Satlyt, founded by former Google Cloud and SpaceX Starlink engineer Rama Afullo, has closed an $8m seed round led by Houston-based Non Sibi Ventures. The funding will go towards developing software that lets multiple satellites share computing power, with the goal of running AI on satellites. So far the news covers only the funding and its intended use; the report did not disclose other investors, the valuation or when a product might launch.
Written by AI from the reports · updated 34 min ago
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- TechCrunch · AISatlyt, founded by a former Google and SpaceX product manager, raises $8M to run AI on satellites
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.
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