--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "8a08bb90a08ade7178cccf75aa6d9eb737b557923d9378c47447626a0646f0b5" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/8a08bb90?lang=en" title: "Satlyt, founded by a former Google and SpaceX product manager, raises $8M to run AI on satellites" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-10-13T16:30:00.000Z" category: "Open Source" topics: ["funding","open-source"] source_urls: ["https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/satlyt-founded-by-a-former-google-and-spacex-product-manager-raises-8m-to-run-ai-on-satellites/"] summary: "Satlyt has raised $8M to provide open software that runs AI on various companies' satellites. The company aims to operate as the Android of orbital computing, contrasting with SpaceX's closed, all-in-one approach." --- # Satlyt, founded by a former Google and SpaceX product manager, raises $8M to run AI on satellites > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-10-13T16:30:00.000Z **Category:** Open Source **Topics:** funding, open\-source ## Summary Satlyt has raised $8M to provide open software that runs AI on various companies' satellites\. The company aims to operate as the Android of orbital computing, contrasting with SpaceX's closed, all\-in\-one approach\. ## Sources - [Story source]()