Tycho Space Raises NOK 30 Million in Pre-Seed Funding
Tycho Space has closed a NOK 30 million pre-seed round, backed by CoFounder, Fortress Fund, Sarsia and Startuplab. The funding will take our onboard computing technology to orbit and accelerate the development of SOLAN, our first satellite.
What the funding enables
The round takes us from development to flight. It funds the next steps on a clear path: prove our technology in orbit, build our first satellite, and lay the groundwork for a constellation.
TychoBoB: proving onboard intelligence in orbit
TychoBoB is the onboard computer that lets a satellite detect events and decide what to image next, without waiting for instructions from the ground. Over the coming year, we will complete qualification testing and finish production of the flight model. TychoBoB flies first on the University of Oslo’s CENSSAT-1 mission in 2027, where it will demonstrate onboard processing in the space environment.
SOLAN-1: our first satellite
SOLAN is a dynamic tasking satellite built around TychoBoB. It is designed to find and follow vessels and other activity that disappear from normal monitoring, and to deliver answers rather than raw images. With this funding, we are starting the design of SOLAN-1 together with our satellite platform partner, and preparing the first pilots with partners who will use SOLAN data in their own services.
Towards a constellation
One satellite proves the concept. A fleet turns it into a service. SOLAN-1 is the first step towards a constellation that can revisit an area often enough to follow events as they unfold. We plan to start with Nordic and Arctic waters, where the need for maritime awareness is growing fast, and expand from there.
Our investors
CoFounder, a Trondheim-based early-stage investor and venture builder.
Fortress Fund, a pre-seed fund investing in Norwegian deep-tech companies.
Sarsia, a Bergen-based venture capital investor in science-based technology companies.
Startuplab, the Oslo and Bergen incubator and early-stage investor, where our Oslo office is based.
“We are grateful to our investors for their trust, and to our partners and team for getting us here. We are just getting started.”
— Martin Modell Grande, Co-founder & CEO
