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Satlyt's $8M raise signals growing investment in democratizing edge AI for satellite constellations, challenging the current dominance of vertically integrated providers like SpaceX. By adopting an open-source Android-like model for orbital hardware, the startup aims to foster interoperability and accelerate the development of distributed AI networks in space. This shift could lower barriers to entry for smaller operators while expanding the ecosystem for on-orbit data processing.

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SpaceX and Google both said no. Now his software is riding a SpaceX rocket next to Google’s

TechCrunchOctober 13, 20264 min read

Satlyt wants to be the Android of orbital computing, offering open software that works on many companies' satellites, versus SpaceX's closed, all-in-one iPhone-style approach.

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. “When I was at SpaceX, I tried to pitch this internally. They said no. When I was at Google, I tried to pitch this internally. They said no,” he tells TechCrunch. So he left SpaceX and co-founded…

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