--- title: "Aalyria, spun off from Google, is valued at $1.3 billion, with investors flocking to the space-based communication sector" type: "News" locale: "zh-HK" url: "https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/276616168.md" description: "The Google spin-off startup Aalyria has reached a valuation of $1.3 billion in a new round of financing, reflecting strong market demand for high-speed communication services. Aalyria's software provides high-quality services on land, at sea, and in space. The company secured $100 million in funding as the U.S. government increases its investment in defense technology. Aalyria collaborates with multiple government agencies to provide diversified satellite communication solutions" datetime: "2026-02-23T14:56:04.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/276616168.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276616168.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/276616168.md) --- > 支持的語言: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/276616168.md) | [English](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276616168.md) # Aalyria, spun off from Google, is valued at $1.3 billion, with investors flocking to the space-based communication sector In 2022, Google spun off a project focused on high-speed communication networks into a startup named Aalyria. Less than four years later, in a new round of financing, investors valued Aalyria at $1.3 billion, reflecting a sharp rise in market demand for reliable, high-speed communication services. Aalyria's software helps networks provide better services on land, at sea, and in space. The company secured $100 million in new financing at a time when the U.S. government is increasing its investment in defense technology and national security satellites. SpaceX's Starlink has consecutively secured government contracts while becoming increasingly popular among consumers, especially in areas with inadequate traditional high-speed internet coverage. Competitors like Eutelsat and Amazon are also heavily investing in their related services. Google still holds shares in Aalyria. Battery Ventures led this new financing round, with participation from institutions like J2Ventures and DYNE. Michael Brown, a general partner at Battery Ventures, stated that SpaceX's successful commercialization of low Earth orbit satellites with Starlink "has triggered competitive anxiety among satellite providers." After SpaceX shut down Starlink services in Crimea during the early stages of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, U.S. and European countries hope for more diversification among service providers. “**They recognize Starlink, but they also want alternatives**,” Brown said. “This is where Aalyria comes in. When there are diverse satellite platforms, including low Earth and medium Earth orbit, it is almost impossible to schedule communication traffic between them. Aalyria can provide a seamless network layer.” Aalyria has partnered with Telesat, the U.S. Air Force, NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Innovation Unit, the European Space Agency, and other government agencies to secure contracts or research funding. Founder and Chief Technology Officer Brian Barrett stated that when natural disasters like earthquakes destroy ground communication stations, Aalyria's Spacetime software can allow satellite communication networks to adjust coverage of affected areas in seconds rather than days. In space, the company's software can command satellite constellations to automatically reconfigure, filling communication gaps caused by failures of other satellites. Barrett noted that one challenge facing the market is that companies building space-based networks invest heavily and may wish to develop network scheduling solutions from scratch. He stated that gaining the trust of these companies takes time, but “once they realize the benefits of having their network operating systems collaborate with other systems, scheduling multiple types of networks, and monetizing idle capacity, the situation will tilt in our favor.” **Aalyria also sells a hardware product called Tight beam, which is a laser communication system that can be installed on ships, aircraft, and other flying vehicles, enabling data transmission over distances exceeding 100 kilometers, with speeds comparable to fiber optic internet.** The core technology of Aalyria's spatiotemporal software was developed internally by Google and was previously used in the company's "Project Loon," which aimed to provide internet services to underserved areas through high-altitude balloons. Its Tight beam system was also developed by Google and originated earlier from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. In 2021, Alphabet terminated the balloon project, creating an opportunity for Aalyria's founding team to acquire and commercialize the technology. Barrett was a senior software engineer at Google and had previously worked at Cisco and NASA; founding CEO Chris Taylor is an expert in national security. Taylor has decades of experience selling civilian and military technology products to the U.S. government and allied countries. He secured the company's first round of external financing, with investors including Accel Partners co-founder Arthur Patterson. Aalyria is headquartered in Livermore, California, with offices in Washington D.C., Pittsburgh, and London, currently employing about 90 people, attracting talent from Google, Amazon, Meta, and NASA. Taylor stated that with the new funding, Aalyria plans to increase its workforce by at least one-third over the next year while ramping up investments in product, engineering, and customer support. Brown from Battery indicated that he expects this funding to help the company "launch its first satellite constellation and put it into space operation, running the Aalyria system around the clock while seizing more opportunities in the commercial and government sectors." ### 相關股票 - [Alphabet (GOOGL.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/GOOGL.US.md) - [Direxion Daily GOOGL Bull 2X Shares (GGLL.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/GGLL.US.md) - [First Trust Index NextG ETF (NXTG.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/NXTG.US.md) ## 相關資訊與研究 - [Judge rejects lawyers' preemptive fee bid in Google ad tech class action](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279973438.md) - [Google fends off news publishers' antitrust lawsuit over online search](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/280214661.md) - [Google Moves to a Canary-Based System to Roll Out New Android Feauture](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279985230.md) - [Google introduces a new way for users to sideload Android apps that still protects against scams](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279827517.md) - [US judge dismisses Google app store antitrust class action by Canadian users](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279659699.md)