John Mackey
CEO
Mbryonics
Mbryonics provides an end‑to‑end optical communications platform that links satellite constellations across all orbital regimes with ground infrastructure using lightweight, power‑efficient on‑board terminals, modular optical ground stations, and AI‑optimized software‑defined networking. The solution supports every optical standard, enabling high‑throughput, secure links for data relay, quantum key distribution, and mesh networking, and presents disparate assets as a unified global data backbone for satellite operators and telecom providers.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Hardware
- Software Only
- Telecommunications
Updated 5 months ago
Funding
Raised to date
$19MRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Funding rounds are not available yet.
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Product
Problem
Space‑based and terrestrial networks lack a unified, high‑capacity optical communication layer that can interconnect satellites across all orbits and link them efficiently to ground infrastructure, limiting data rates, latency, and secure connectivity for emerging constellations and deep‑space missions.
Solution
Mbryonics delivers a fully integrated, end‑to‑end optical communications platform that combines lightweight, power‑efficient on‑board terminals (Starcom) with ground‑based optical stations (Stargate) and AI‑optimized software‑defined networking. The solution supports every optical standard and operates across LEO, MEO, GEO, cislunar and deep‑space trajectories, enabling seamless interoperability between satellite constellations and terrestrial networks. Advanced photonic components—including radiation‑hardened silicon photonic transceivers, adaptive optics, and high‑specification optics—provide secure, high‑throughput links for data relay, quantum key distribution, and mesh networking. An AI‑driven SDN layer dynamically routes traffic, manages bandwidth, and ensures network resilience, while a unified network abstraction presents disparate assets as a single global data backbone.
Target Audience
Primary customers are satellite operators, constellation builders, and space agencies requiring high‑speed, secure optical links, as well as telecom providers seeking high‑throughput free‑space optics for terrestrial backhaul and 5G+ networks.
Features
- Starcom terminals: ultra‑light, low‑power optical transceivers for inter‑satellite and satellite‑to‑ground links, compatible with all orbital regimes
- Stargate optical ground stations: modular, high‑precision FSO terminals that deliver robust Earth‑to‑space connectivity and support rapid deployment for last‑mile and 5G+ backhaul
- AI‑optimized software‑defined networking (SDN): real‑time routing, bandwidth allocation, and interoperability management across heterogeneous optical assets
- Radiation‑hardened silicon photonic transceiver (TeraBIX): high‑speed data transmission with low power consumption for harsh space environments
- Integrated photonic packaging (PakPIC) and adaptive optics systems: maintain link stability under dynamic pointing and atmospheric disturbances
- Support for secure communications and quantum key distribution over optical links
- Unified network interface that abstracts satellite constellations and ground stations into a single, high‑capacity global mesh