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Sophia Space

Pioneer in modular, solar-powered, passively cooled, AI-optimized orbital computing technology.

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Founded
2023
HQ
Pasadena, California, USA

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Sophia Space: 1 model, $10.0M raised. 1 source back the record.

CategorySpace

Funding

$10.0M

Models

1

Overview

Pioneer in modular, solar-powered, passively cooled, AI-optimized orbital computing technology. Founded in 2023 by former NASA/JPL Fellow Dr. Leon Alkalai (CTO) and Rob DeMillo (CEO). Building TILE orbital computing platform for in-space data centers. Born out of Mandala Space Ventures, leveraging IP from a USD 100M solar power beaming grant. Total funding USD 13.5M including USD 10M seed round in Feb 2026.

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Verified deployments
None on file
Active incidents
None on file

Key facts

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$10M Seed

Product

TILE orbital compute platform

Data & sources

Web sources

1

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Safety record

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Recent coverage

Sophia Space in third-party press

Sophia Space and Caltech File Orbital Data Centers Patent

Jul 30, 2026

Sophia Space wins a patent for cool orbital data centers

Jul 30, 2026

Sophia Space and Caltech claim patent for space data centers

Jul 30, 2026