Sophia Space raises $3.5 million in pre-seed funding to develop orbiting data centers, led by Unlock Venture Partners.

May 19, 2025•5 months ago

Amount Raised

$3.5 Million

Round Type

seed

St. LouisAerospaceSoftwareAnalytics

Investors

Industry LeadersAngel InvestorsUnlock Venture Partners

Description

Sophia Space raised $3.5 million in pre-seed funding to develop orbiting compute and data centers. The modular data centers will be useful for intelligence gathering and disaster management. The TILE architecture enables self-sustaining compute modules. Unlock Venture Partners led the investment round, with participation from angel investors.

Company Information

Company

Sophia Space

Location

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

About

Sophia Space is a Southern California startup focused on developing orbiting compute and data centers for geospatial intelligence applications. Their modular data centers are designed for intelligence gathering, disaster monitoring, and management, utilizing Earth-observation data. The company's TILE platform facilitates low-latency and energy-efficient AI processing in space. Sophia aims to provide rapid data processing for customers including satellite operators and commercial space stations.

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