Aalyria

Aalyria

Orchestrates satellite, ground, and laser networks

Overview

Aalyria builds and operates advanced space and terrestrial communications systems. Its two core offerings are Spacetime and Tightbeam. Spacetime is a software platform that orchestrates and optimizes networks of satellites, ground stations, and related assets to ensure efficient, reliable data transfer across multiple links. Tightbeam is a laser-based communication technology that provides high-speed, secure data transmission through the atmosphere and into space. The company differentiates itself by leveraging its Google-origin background to provide end-to-end network orchestration for large low-Earth-orbit satellite constellations, enabling a unified, ultra-fast, and secure global network that can extend to the Moon and beyond. Aalyria’s goal is to connect the world with a high-capacity, secure communications fabric that spans space and ground, supporting commercial operators and large-scale satellite networks.

About Aalyria

Simplify's Rating
Why Aalyria is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

AI & Machine Learning

Aerospace

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$143.7M

Headquarters

Livermore, California

Founded

2021

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What believers are saying

  • July 2026 CEO Brian Barritt signals sharper commercialization after the February 2026 Series B.
  • May 2026 SpinLaunch Meridian partnership expands Aalyria into commercial LEO infrastructure.
  • July 2026 Pittsburgh SCIF unlocks classified work and faster hiring around government programs.

What critics are saying

  • Aalyria still depends on defense and NASA contracts, with revenue concentration risk.
  • SpaceX Starlink and Amazon Kuiper internalize orchestration, squeezing Aalyria's market by 2027.
  • If Tightbeam or Spacetime fail at scale, Aalyria becomes a niche government vendor.

What makes Aalyria unique

  • Aalyria combines Spacetime orchestration and Tightbeam optical links into one stack.
  • Google X-originated technology gives Aalyria deep networking IP and technical credibility.
  • NASA selected Aalyria for PExT in June 2026, validating mission-critical orchestration.

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Funding

Total Funding

$143.7M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

4 Rounds

Series B funding is typically for startups that have proven their business model and need more funding to expand rapidly—often by entering new markets or adding more products. Investors are usually venture capital firms that specialize in later-stage investments.
Series B Funding Comparison
Above Average

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Aalyria

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Hours

Hybrid Work Options

Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

0%
Associated Press
Jul 15th, 2026
Aalyria to join DIU-funded secure defence facility in Pittsburgh

Aalyria, an aerospace communications company, has signed an agreement to use a new Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The facility is funded by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Regional Industrial Development Corporation as co-investors. The secure facility will enable Aalyria to handle classified government programmes from its Pittsburgh operation and expand its local workforce. Pittsburgh offers access to robotics, AI, and engineering talent from institutions like Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. Aalyria's Spacetime platform orchestrates communications networks across land, sea, air, and space in real time. The company works with DIU, the US Space Force, NASA, and other federal agencies. The Pittsburgh SCIF allows Aalyria to conduct classified work closer to its regional engineering teams.

Citybiz
Jul 2nd, 2026
Aalyria names co-founder brian Barritt CEO to advance product growth strategy.

Aalyria names co-founder brian Barritt CEO to advance product growth strategy. July 2, 2026 Dr. Brian Barritt Aalyria Technologies has appointed co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Brian Barritt as chief executive officer, completing a planned leadership transition as the networking technology company shifts its focus toward product commercialization and long-term growth. Barritt succeeds Chris Taylor, who has led the company since its founding and is departing alongside former Chief Strategy Officer Donald "Chip" Ashworth Cox III to pursue other opportunities. The leadership change comes as Aalyria expands its portfolio of government and commercial programs and increases its emphasis on bringing its networking technologies to broader markets. As CEO, Barritt will lead the company's next phase of growth while continuing to build on the development of its Spacetime network orchestration platform and Tightbeam laser communications technology. Barritt co-founded Aalyria in 2022 and has served as its chief technology officer since launch. He led the product strategy behind both Spacetime and Tightbeam, helping move the technologies from early concepts to operational deployments supporting mission-critical communications. In his new role, he will focus on scaling those platforms commercially while advancing the company's product roadmap. Arthur Patterson, founder of Accel and an Aalyria seed investor, credited outgoing CEO Chris Taylor with building the company through its early stages, including its Series B financing. Patterson said the board believes Barritt's combination of technical expertise, customer relationships and commercial perspective positions him to lead Aalyria through its next stage of expansion. Before co-founding Aalyria, Barritt led the development of networking technologies at Google, where he worked on systems that evolved into the company's Spacetime platform. He also held leadership positions at Meta and Cisco and worked on NASA's Space Communications and Navigation program, giving him experience across commercial networking, cloud infrastructure and space communications. Barritt said the company's mission has been to create networking technology capable of operating seamlessly across land, sea, air and space. He noted that Aalyria has demonstrated those capabilities through field deployments of Spacetime and Tightbeam and will now prioritize accelerating product innovation alongside commercial execution. Aalyria develops software and communications technologies for high-performance networking in dynamic operating environments. Its portfolio combines AI-powered network orchestration software with laser communications terminals designed to provide secure, resilient connectivity across terrestrial, airborne and space-based networks. The company serves government organizations and commercial satellite operators as demand grows for integrated communications infrastructure capable of supporting increasingly complex multi-domain operations.

Business Wire
Jun 4th, 2026
Aalyria to orchestrate NASA's PExT mission enabling spacecraft to roam between government and commercial networks

Aalyria has been selected by NASA to support enterprise service orchestration for the Space Communications and Navigation Programme, beginning with the Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) mission. The company will deploy its Spacetime platform in NASA's operational cloud environment to provide network scheduling, planning and resource management. PExT, which launched in July 2025, demonstrates spacecraft's ability to seamlessly roam between government and commercial communications networks. Under the contract, Aalyria will deploy Spacetime to NASA's Cloud Hosting platform, provide engineering support for Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and partner with commercial networks to extend scheduling capabilities. The agreement builds on Aalyria's existing NASA relationship, including a contract awarded in October 2024 for a Network Orchestration and Management System study.

Business Wire
May 13th, 2026
SpinLaunch partners with Aalyria to develop Meridian LEO satellite constellation

SpinLaunch has partnered with Aalyria Technologies to develop infrastructure for its Meridian low-Earth orbit communications constellation. Aalyria will provide technical and commercial support, integrating its Spacetime network orchestration platform into Meridian's architecture. The collaboration focuses on enabling Meridian's fractional ownership model, allowing government, defence and telecommunications customers to operate dedicated portions of the global LEO network whilst maintaining data sovereignty. Spacetime's AI-powered software will dynamically manage the multi-domain network across ground, air and space in real time. Founded in 2014, SpinLaunch introduced Meridian Space in 2025 as a platform to reduce satellite infrastructure deployment costs. Aalyria, built on technology originally developed at Google, provides laser communications terminals and network orchestration software for satellite operators and government missions worldwide.

Yahoo Finance
May 13th, 2026
SpinLaunch and Aalyria partner to advance next-generation satellite connectivity.

SpinLaunch and Aalyria partner to advance next-generation satellite connectivity. Business Wire SpinLaunch's Meridian communications constellation to integrate Aalyria's Spacetime platform to optimize network connections for government and commercial customers LONG BEACH, Calif., May 13, 2026-(BUSINESS WIRE)-SpinLaunch, Inc., a pioneer of disruptive space solutions, today announced a partnership with Aalyria Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of advanced network orchestration software. The two companies will collaborate on the design and development of key infrastructure supporting SpinLaunch's low-cost Meridian low-Earth orbit (LEO) communications constellation. Aalyria will serve as a strategic partner, providing technical and commercial support for the Meridian constellation architecture. Central to the collaboration is the integration of Aalyria's Spacetime platform as a network orchestration layer for Meridian. This is a critical step for both companies toward accelerating the deployment of high-performance, next-generation satellite connectivity for commercial and government customers around the globe. "Beyond the integration of Aalyria's Spacetime platform with Meridian, we're excited to see a strong alignment in how our teams are approaching both technology and the evolving needs of our customers," said Massi Ladovaz, CEO of SpinLaunch. "Spacetime's ability to dynamically manage and optimize complex satellite and ground networks through a unified platform is powerful. Equally important is its open-standards-based approach, which aligns with how we are designing the Meridian program to support long-term flexibility, interoperability, and a multi-partner ecosystem as the constellation scales." The Meridian constellation is being developed with an emphasis on flexibility, rapid deployment, and operational efficiency. The network architecture requires a highly flexible and vendor-agnostic control layer to maximize mission success and service uptime. A key capability enabled through this collaboration is support for Meridian's fractional ownership model, allowing customers, including government, defense, and national telecommunications providers, to operate a dedicated portion of a global LEO network. This approach provides sovereign control over capacity, coverage, and performance without the need to deploy and manage a stand-alone system. Customers retain data sovereignty and operational autonomy without dedicated physical infrastructure, yet remain part of a broader, interoperable "network of networks" within Meridian's open, scalable design.

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