# Aetherflux: space robotics company

Canonical ID: `fcdb7390-4826-4bb9-a8e0-5bde1f624be5`

## Key facts

- **Funding:** [$325M total](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Founder:** [Baiju Bhatt](/people/baiju-bhatt.md) (Robinhood co-founder)

- **Slug:** aetherflux
- **Founded:** 2024
- **HQ:** San Carlos, California, USA
- **Funding total (USD):** 325000000
- **Category:** [Space](/space)

## Models

- [Aetherflux Space Solar Power Satellite](/models/aetherflux-sps.md) (space) (id: `46cb5dfb-5a64-45ef-888a-019d8ad86c43`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Baiju Bhatt](/people/baiju-bhatt.md) CEO & Founder (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Aetherflux?

Space-based solar power company founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt. Building LEO satellites to collect solar energy and beam it to Earth via infrared lasers. HQ San Carlos, CA. USD 60M total funding including USD 50M Series A (Apr 2025) led by Index Ventures. DoD OECIF funding for power transmission proof-of-concept. First space demo in early 2026. Galactic Brain orbital data center project targeting Q1 2027.

### What does Aetherflux make?

Aetherflux has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Aetherflux Space Solar Power Satellite (Aetherflux builds physical robots).

### Where is Aetherflux headquartered?

Aetherflux is headquartered in San Carlos, California, USA.

### How much funding has Aetherflux raised?

Aetherflux has raised approximately $325M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does Aetherflux operate robots?

Aetherflux is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### When was Aetherflux founded?

Aetherflux was founded in 2024.


## Sources (1)

1. https://payloadspace.com/aetherflux-rebrands-pivots-business-and-raises-275m/

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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