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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

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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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