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History

NOVI was founded in 2017 by Caltech, MIT and Carnegie Mellon grads - each with almost three decades of experience in successfully commercializing and transacting aerospace and AI technologies.

Pen and paper

2018-19

​Foundation & Vision

  • Earned 3rd place at the inaugural Hyperspace Challenge Accelerator - spotlighting advanced space analytics.

  • Received first institutional backing with investment from Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology GAP Fund.

Network image

2020-21

R&D and Deep Tech Validation

  • Received NSF and Army contracts to develop neural net software and on-board data fusion.

  • Awarded NASA SBIR and multiple Air Force contracts to pioneer reconfigurable, rapid-deployment satellites.

  • Expanded advanced AI capabilities and in-orbit edge compute for low latency space derived insights and intelligence and autonomous operations.

NOVI LIME satellite

2022

Tech Matures into Integrated Missions

  • Awarded Missile Defense Agency Phase II contract for on-orbit AI processing development and demonstration.

  • Spun out PAVE-AI, Inc. from NOVI with a focus on AI for pavement condition assessment; acquired by Terracon Inc.

  • Received Virginia state funding for AI-based flaw detection for pavement and infrastructure maintenance.

Satellite in orbit

2023

Trusted by the DoD for On-Orbit AI

  • Selected by Air Force Research Lab to build a 3U satellite for a Low-Latency Intelligence and Monitoring Experiment.

  • Chosen by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office Tradewinds Marketplace for AI-based edge processing solutions.

  • Awarded follow-on Missile Defense Agency contract for in-space testing of edge-processing compute and AI hardware and software.

Earth at night from orbit

2024

Breakout Year for National Security and Industry Traction

  • Released the SP240, NOVI’s next-gen on-board computer — now commercially available.

  • Delivered a Missile Defense Agency mission payload set for launch to the ISS aboard SpaceX Dragon (Q2).

  • Released NOVI’s VISTAsat-ready compute platform.

  • Established distribution and manufacturing partnership with Spirit Electronics.

Satellite constellation around Earth

2025

INTO ORBIt, AT SCALE

  • Successfully launched NOVI’s satellite on SpaceX Transporter 12 to perform an Air Force mission.

  • Commissioned and operated NOVI’s first full-stack satellite with the SP240 OBC.

  • Transitioned to NOVI Space, Inc., marking commercial expansion and VISTAsat deployment.

  • Manifested NOVI's first two commercial satellites (N1-ATLAS and N2-P-Body) for launch on SpaceX Transporters 16 and 17.

  • Expanded facility to support growing manufacturing and constellation needs.

  • Announced seed funding round to scale commercial operations.

Future NOVI Satellite

2026+

The Road Ahead

  • NOVI is building an open-access AI and compute infrastructure layer for space - delivering real-time Earth Observation and Space Domain Awareness at scale, at speed, and at a fraction of the cost.

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