# Sophia Space: space robotics company

Canonical ID: `43e71017-148d-4b65-9512-e6f04b3dd32c`

## Key facts

- **Funding:** [$10M Seed](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Product:** TILE orbital compute platform

- **Slug:** sophia-space
- **Founded:** 2023
- **HQ:** Pasadena, California, USA
- **Funding total (USD):** 10000000
- **Category:** [Space](/space)

## Models

- [TILE Orbital Computing Platform](/models/sophia-tile.md) (space) (id: `00bb6f6e-b793-4a90-b770-a25138b96c6d`)

## Current leadership (2)

- [Dr. Leon Alkalai](/people/leon-alkalai.md) CTO & Founder (secondary-verified)
- [Rob DeMillo](/people/rob-demillo.md) CEO & Co-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 Sophia Space?

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.

### What does Sophia Space make?

Sophia Space has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: TILE Orbital Computing Platform (Sophia Space builds physical robots).

### Where is Sophia Space headquartered?

Sophia Space is headquartered in Pasadena, California, USA.

### How much funding has Sophia Space raised?

Sophia Space has raised approximately $10M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does Sophia Space operate robots?

Sophia Space 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.


## Sources (1)

1. https://sophia.space/news/sophia-space-closes-10m-seed-round-to-accelerate-orbital-edge-computing

## 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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