Satlyt raises $8M for orbital AI software

Satlyt, founded by former Google and SpaceX product manager Rama Afullo, has secured an $8 million seed round to develop software for running AI models on satellites. Unlike competitors building hardware, Satlyt provides a platform that allows multiple satellite operators to share computing workloads in orbit. The company recently demonstrated its technology by deploying Google DeepMind’s Gemma model on a Momentus spacecraft, achieving a 60% reduction in data transmission size for error reporting. The funding, led by Non Sibi Ventures, supports upcoming tests with NASA and other partners to validate cloud-like operations across different satellite platforms.