Aalyria Technologies is a global networking and laser communications company focused on revolutionizing connectivity on Earth and in space. They offer Tightbeam, a free space optics solution, and Spacetime, a software-defined network orchestration platform that operates across various domains. Aalyria partners with organizations like Intelsat, Telesat, ESA and the U.S. Government to enhance connectivity and enable hybrid space architectures, offering secure and high-speed networking solutions for both commercial and government customers.
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SpinLaunch and Aalyria formed a strategic partnership on May 13, 2026 to develop the ground and network infrastructure for the Meridian low Earth orbit communications constellation.
Aalyria’s Spacetime platform is a software-defined networking solution originally developed at Google.
Aalyria closed a $100 million Series B round in February 2026.
Aalyria will serve as a lead technology partner for Meridian and will integrate its Spacetime network orchestration platform to manage multi-domain connectivity and dynamic traffic routing.
SpinLaunch and Aalyria expect to finalize the Meridian ground station architecture and network interface designs by the end of 2026.
Aalyria received a RAPID program award to perform a technical study related to the Space Data Network Experimentation (SDNX) program.
Aalyria’s technology is being used for missions for the U.S. Government and allied partners.
Aalyria has partnerships with U.S. military services and field activities to support next-generation connectivity, space domain awareness initiatives, and mission-critical communications programs.
Aalyria’s platforms are designed to operate across multiple orbital regimes and mission types, enabling coordination between satellites, ground stations, airborne assets, and terrestrial networks.
Aalyria will use the new funding to expand deployment of Tightbeam, an ultra-high-speed laser communications terminal that delivers secure, high-capacity links through the atmosphere.
Aalyria raised approximately $100 million in a Series B funding round that valued the company at $1.3 billion.
Battery Ventures and J2 Ventures led Aalyria’s Series B funding round.
Aalyria will use the new funding to expand deployment of Spacetime, a managed platform that orchestrates and continually optimizes directional networks in real time as assets move and conditions change.
Aalyria’s stated mission is to make resilient, high-throughput networks in motion practical at global scale.
DYNE participated in Aalyria’s Series B funding round alongside other investors.
Aalyria enables commercial and government customers to operate resilient, high-throughput networks in motion.
Aalyria was founded in 2021 by CEO Chris Taylor, CTO Brian Barritt, and others through the acquisition of two inventions developed with over a decade of research from Google and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Aalyria’s platforms are already being deployed in support of flagship commercial satellite programs, including next-generation Low Earth Orbit constellations.
Michael Brown, General Partner at Battery Ventures, will join Aalyria’s board of directors.
Aalyria has announced partnerships or strategic collaborations with Telesat, Google Public Sector, NASA, Airbus, ALL.SPACE, Keysight Technologies, Logos Space, and the European Space Agency.