Sophia Space
Pasadena, CA startup founded by ex-JPL Fellow Leon Alkalai building TILE, a modular flat-form compute platform - solar array on one face, radiator on the other - aimed at orbital data centers, commercial stations, and defense. Flight test planned late 2027; the modular design sidesteps the large-radiator integration problem.
FINANCIAL HEALTH
RECENT DEALS & CONTRACTS
| Date | Type | Amount | Counterparty | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 | Vc Seed | $7.0M | EverGreen (the NVIDIA Alumni Investment Network), SparkLabs Group | High |
SECTOR POSITION
RECENT COVERAGE
| Date | Source | Headline |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 | SpaceNews | Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes New Associate Member |
| Jun 23, 2026 | SpaceNews | Sophia selects Apex bus for on-orbit computing demonstration |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Payload Space | Sophia Space Raises $7M, Taps Apex for 2027 Demo Flight |
REGISTRY DATA
Source: space_company_registry.json · Operator homepage → · SpaceNews documents the $10M seed (2026, Alpha Funds/KDDI/Unlock); $3.5M pre-seed per Data Center Dynamics.
METHODOLOGY
Launch history and subsystem outcomes aggregate from AstraVeris's launch_events table with Wilson 95% lower bounds on success rates. ARI scores come from the 11-factor composite (/finance/methodology/). Constellation counts derive from the live CelesTrak/GCAT object catalog. Gov contracts from USAspending.gov awards; private deals from deduplicated pipeline deal extraction. Absence of a row means "not tracked" — we never fabricate. See /methodology/ for the full data model and /data-licensing/ for licensing terms.
Not investment advice. For insurance underwriting, verify against primary-source filings and operator investigation reports.