Satlyt raises $8M to run AI on satellites

Satlyt, founded by former Google and SpaceX product manager Rama Afullo, has raised an $8 million seed round. The Sunnyvale and Nairobi-based startup builds software to run AI models on satellites; Google DeepMind's Gemma cut onboard error transmission size by over 60%.

• $8M seed round led by Houston-based Non Sibi Ventures
• Gemma model on a Momentus spacecraft cut data transmission by 60%+
• Software launches on a SpaceX rocket alongside Google's Project Suncatcher prototype
• Aims to be on 20% of satellites by the end of the decade