Belgian spacetech startup EDGX has raised €2.3 million in seed funding to advance the commercialisation of its Sterna edge AI computer for satellites. The company secured a €1.1 million deal with a satellite operator and plans an in-orbit demo on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 in February 2026. Backers include the imec.istart future fund and Flanders Future Tech Fund, alongside further investment from imec.istart.
The EDGX Sterna Computer, powered by NVIDIA, enables high-performance data processing and AI acceleration directly in orbit, reducing reliance on ground-based processing. Its SpaceFeather software supports autonomous, resilient, and upgradeable operations, featuring health monitoring and radiation recovery capabilities.
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“Customers aren’t waiting for flight validation, they’re signing now. With a full launch manifest, secured commercial contracts, and our first mission set for Falcon 9, this funding enables us to scale to meet demand for real-time intelligence from space.”
Nick Destrycker, founder and CEO
“EDGX represents exactly the kind of transformative infrastructure play we look for. The space industry is hitting a fundamental bottleneck; we’re generating massive amounts of data in orbit but still using outdated ‘store and forward’ architectures. EDGX is solving this by bringing AI-powered edge computing directly into space, enabling satellites to analyse and act on data in real-time rather than waiting for ground processing.”
Kris Vandenberk, managing partner at imec.istart future fund
