What Novo Space does

Novo Space is a private Delaware corporation founded in 2019 and headquartered in Orlando, Florida, that designs and sells high-performance, radiation-tolerant modular electronics for space missions. Its product portfolio comprises three lines built on the open SpaceVPX standard: (1) electronic boards including Single Board Computers, Mass Memories, and GPUs; (2) radiation-tolerant FPGA IP cores covering SpaceWire, SpaceFibre, Ethernet/TCP/IP, CCSDS, NAND controller, and floating-point units; and (3) tailored subsystems that combine these components with customer-selected interfaces, protocols, memory, processors, and operating systems. The company's cross-strapping architecture is positioned as a reliability differentiator over standard redundancy, and its co-founder Patrick Collier authored the SpaceVPX Standard itself, giving the firm unusual influence over the underlying ecosystem.

Novo Space operates as an enterprise B2B hardware vendor targeting the space and aerospace industry, with direct sales to satellite operators, system integrators, defense agencies, and research institutions. Revenue is generated through quote-based sales of hardware products and subsystems, with pricing not publicly disclosed. The company lists 15+ customer organizations including Maxar, AST SpaceMobile, US Air Force, BAE Systems, Thales Alenia Space, Spire, Nuview, Leonardo DRS, Mitsubishi, MIT, and the University of Arizona, spanning commercial satellite, defense, and academic segments. Marketing is primarily event-driven, with exhibits at six international space industry conferences in 2025-2026, supplemented by LinkedIn, Twitter/X, and email newsletter presence.

Beyond its core electronics business, Novo Space has begun layering on-orbit AI inference through its SP240 Space-Edge Computer, validated in March 2026 in partnership with Syntiant. The demonstration showed real-time object detection of ground vehicles and maritime ships directly on a commercial LEO satellite, with AI models retrainable and redeployable in under 24 hours. Strategic technology partnerships with Nvidia, Ansys, Microchip, and Syntiant position the company at the intersection of rad-hard compute, GPU acceleration, simulation-driven design, and edge AI, though hardware remains the foundational offering and primary revenue driver.

Name

Novo Space

Legal name

Novo Space

Website

https://novo.space

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Novo Space designs and sells high-performance, radiation-tolerant modular electronics and tailored subsystems built on the open SpaceVPX standard for satellite operators, aerospace primes, defense agencies, and space research institutions. Its portfolio includes SBCs, Mass Memories, GPUs, FPGA IP cores, and the SP240 Space-Edge Computer for on-orbit AI inference.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Space Electronics / Aerospace Components

NAICS

Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336419), Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414)

SIC

Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760)

akta.pro primary industry

Spacecraft Avionics, Flight Computers & Software (IMABACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Space Payloads & Instruments (Sensors, Comms, EO/IR) (IMABACAD), Space-Based Defense Systems (SSA, Missile Warning, Protected SATCOM) (IMABAOAH)

Keywords

• Radiation-tolerant electronics
• SpaceVPX components
• Satellite subsystem design
• Rad-tolerant FPGA IP
• Space-grade computing

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: Novo Space generates revenue through the sale of high-performance rad-tolerant electronic products including tailored subsystems, SpaceVPX components (SBCs, Mass Memories, GPUs), and FPGA IP cores. The company sells customizable hardware solutions where customers can select specific interfaces, protocols, memory, processors, and operating systems for their space missions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Novo Space designs, manufactures, and sells high-performance radiation-tolerant modular electronics for space missions. Its product ecosystem spans SpaceVPX electronic boards (Single Board Computers, Mass Memories, GPUs), radiation-tolerant FPGA IP cores, and tailored subsystems that combine customer-selected interfaces, protocols, memory, processors, and operating systems. Products are built on the open SpaceVPX (VITA) standard with a proprietary cross-strapping architecture for reliability, and target satellite integrators, defense agencies, and space-system manufacturers.

Product overview

Novo Space offers a full ecosystem of products for developing complex space systems, consisting of three main product lines: (1) SpaceVPX electronic boards including SBCs, Mass Memories, and GPUs for high-performance space electronics; (2) radiation-tolerant FPGA IP Cores including SpaceWire, SpaceFibre, Ethernet/TCP/IP, CCSDS, NAND controller, and FPUs; and (3) Tailored Subsystems that combine these components with customer-selected interfaces, protocols, processors, and OS into customized solutions. The product portfolio is designed for modularity, reusability across missions, and is built on open standards (VITA standards for SpaceVPX) to avoid vendor lock-in.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SpaceVPX Components Electronic boards built on the SpaceVPX open standard for high-performance space electronics, including Single Board Computers (SBCs), Mass Memories, and GPUs for satellite and space-mission integrators.
• FPGA IP Cores Radiation-tolerant IP cores purposely designed for the space environment, including SpaceWire, SpaceFibre, Ethernet & TCP/IP, CCSDS, NAND controller, and Floating Point Units (FPUs), targeting FPGA-based space electronics designs.
• Tailored Subsystem Custom-configured space electronics subsystems that combine Novo Space's SpaceVPX components and IP cores with customer-selected interfaces, protocols, memory, processors, and operating systems, delivered as a tailored solution for specific mission requirements.
• SP240 Space-Edge Computer High-performance in-orbit AI inference computer for satellites, capable of real-time computer-vision object detection on sensor imagery and retraining/redeployment of AI models in under 24 hours without hardware modifications. Targeted at Earth-observation and remote-sensing satellite operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• AI models can be retrained and redeployed in under 24 hours, allowing satellites to switch missions without hardware modifications
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SyntiantcoreTechnology or IntegrationSyntiant and Novo Space successfully demonstrated low-power AI inference in orbit on a commercial satellite in Low Earth Orbit using Novo Space's SP240 space-edge computer running Syntiant's quantized neural network models. The demonstration proved edge AI can perform autonomous detection of ground vehicles and maritime ships directly from sensor feeds, sending only small metadata packets instead of raw imagery. Companies achieved ability to retrain and redeploy AI models in under 24 hours.
• VITAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVITA is the standards body behind SpaceVPX. Novo Space's Patrick Collier, author of the SpaceVPX Standard, serves on their advisory board. This is a strategic relationship for defining and promoting the SpaceVPX open standard.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems: BAE Systems is a major incumbent supplier of radiation-hardened space electronics and spacecraft avionics, including SBCs and memory, competing directly with Novo Space's SpaceVPX-based offering for the same satellite primes and US defense customers.
• Honeywell Aerospace (Space): Honeywell supplies rad-hard space electronics, flight computers and integrated avionics for civil and military satellites, serving as a direct competitor in high-reliability space computing with deep flight heritage that Novo Space must displace.
• Thales Alenia Space: Thales Alenia Space builds spacecraft electronics and subsystems, including onboard computers and payloads, for European and global satellite missions. It is both a Novo Space customer (per the trusted-partner list) and a competitor in integrated space electronics.
• Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions: Curtiss-Wright supplies ruggedized and radiation-tolerant single-board computers, GPUs and DSP modules for space and defense platforms, including SpaceVPX-based boards. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Novo Space's SpaceVPX product line.
• Mercury Systems: Mercury Systems provides mission-critical processing subsystems, including rad-tolerant and ruggedized boards, for aerospace and defense applications. Its OpenVPX/SpaceVPX-class products put it in direct competition with Novo Space for high-performance onboard computing sockets.
• Microchip Technology (Space & Defense): Microchip is a leading supplier of rad-hard microcontrollers, FPGAs and memory for space, and is also a listed Novo Space partner. As both collaborator and competitor at the silicon level, it shapes the same supply chain Novo Space integrates against.
• SEAKR Engineering (Raytheon): SEAKR builds advanced space electronics including radiation-hardened signal and data processing payloads and onboard computers, directly competing with Novo Space's space-edge processing offering for satellite payloads and processors.
• Space Micro: Space Micro (a Voyager Space company) designs and manufactures radiation-hardened satellite electronics, including processors and software-defined radios, competing head-to-head with Novo Space in small-sat and constellation-class space electronics.

Emerging players

• AAC Clyde Space: AAC Clyde Space supplies small-satellite subsystems including on-board computers, payload processors and communications systems, overlapping with Novo Space at the smallsat/SmallSat processing layer but with a stronger standardized product catalog.
• AIKO Space: AIKO Space develops AI/ML software for in-orbit satellite applications, including autonomous mission operations. It is an emerging competitor and complementor to Novo Space's SP240 edge AI offering in the same on-orbit AI category.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/novo_space
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/novo-space

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors12 records

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M&A

Investments

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