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This 19-year-old’s space company just raised millions to keep satellites connected 24/7
Apolink, a Y Combinator-backed space-tech startup, has raised $4.3 million in an "oversubscribed" seed round at $45 million post-money valuation to build a real-time connectivity network for satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO).
Companies, including Amazon’s Kuiper and SpaceX’s Starlink, are also building inter-satellite links to address connectivity issues for satellite customers. Despite being in the early stages, the startup has already secured more than $140 million in letters of intent from companies in the Earth observation, communication, and spatial data sectors, including Astro Digital, Hubble Network, and StarCatcher Industries. Apolink operates with has a core team of four, each with more than 5 years of industry experience and from companies including Maxar, Audacy, and Astra, located within a 4,000-square-foot R&D facility.
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