AxionOrbital Space

AxionOrbital Space

Foundation models for 24/7 Earth Observation

San Francisco
2 employees
Seed · $600K

About AxionOrbital Space

AxionOrbital Space builds foundation models that enable continuous visibility through clouds and darkness. Legacy optical satellites are rendered useless 70% of the time by weather and night cycles, while Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) produces data that is unintelligible to humans and breaks standard vision pipelines.

We solve this by translating raw radar backscatter into analysis-ready optical imagery in real-time. Our proprietary architecture uses deterministic one-step diffusion to transform complex radar signals into clear, photorealistic images. This enables persistent, 24/7 situational awareness for defense, commodities trading, and disaster response, guaranteeing visibility even when the sky is blocked.

Company details

Team Size2
LocationSan Francisco

Funding

Total raised

$600K

Last stage

Seed

Investors

Y Combinator
Pioneer Fund

Founders

Atharva Peshkar

Atharva Peshkar

Co-founder & CTO of AxionOrbital Space - Building Foundation models for 24/7 Earth Observation | Computer Vision Research | Ex- Harvard | CS PhD @ CU Boulder

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Dhenenjay Yadav

Dhenenjay Yadav

ML Engineer at ISRO, RL Researcher at IIMA. Computer Vision researcher and co-founder of AxionOrbital Space (YC W26).

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.