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EDGX Secures €2.3M to Power In-Orbit AI for Satellites

The funding will accelerate commercialization of its Sterna AI compute unit ahead of a SpaceX Falcon 9 orbit demo in February 2026.

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Overview

  • EDGX closed a €2.3 million seed round co-led by imec.istart future fund and the Flanders Future Tech Fund managed by PMV to advance its onboard AI capabilities.
  • The startup also secured a €1.1 million multi-unit commercial deal with a satellite operator, representing its first booked revenue.
  • Its flagship Sterna data processing unit is built on NVIDIA Jetson Orin hardware and runs the SpaceFeather software stack for autonomous in-orbit AI workloads.
  • An in-orbit demonstration is slated for a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch in February 2026, with two additional flights scheduled later that year to validate performance.
  • Investors say the financing bolsters Europe’s competitiveness in space edge computing by shifting data processing from ground stations into orbit.