Satlyt raises $8M to run AI software on satellites

Key points

• The $8 million seed round was led by Non Sibi Ventures, according to TechCrunch's exclusive reporting.
• Satlyt's software launches Thursday on a SpaceX rocket alongside Google's Project Suncatcher prototype.
• Earlier this year, Satlyt ran Google DeepMind's Gemma model on a Momentus spacecraft, cutting transmission size by over 60%.
• A shared computing cloud across two satellites is planned for next year, with a goal of reaching 20% of satellites by decade's end.

Why it matters for marketers: Space AI is shifting toward software that runs across many operators' satellites, not only hardware makers, so content teams covering orbital computing should track software vendors too.