Skip to main content

TelePIX

Category: AI in Climate / Energy

A comprehensive Space AI solution provider specializing in high-resolution satellite optical payloads, on-orbit AI edge computing hardware, and agentic AI software for satellite data analysis. TelePIX was founded in 2019. The company is led by Seongick Cho. Based in Seoul, South Korea. Team size: 78. Total funding raised: $37.0M. Latest round: Pre-IPO. Key investors include ["Intervest","SBVA (SoftBank Ventures Asia)","KDB (Korea Development Bank)","JN Private Equity","Daishin Private Equity","Elephant Design Holdings","Posco Venture Capital"].

Founded
2019
Headquarters
Seoul, South Korea
Team size
78
Total funding
$37.0M

Value proposition

Reduces satellite data latency and ground processing costs by performing AI analysis directly in space (on-orbit) while simplifying complex satellite data access through multi-modal AI chatbots.

Products and solutions

["TetraPLEX: GPU-based high-performance on-board AI processor for satellites (developed with NVIDIA hardware)","SatCHAT: Agentic, multi-modal AI chatbot for natural language satellite imagery analysis and querying","BlueBON: A 6U-class nanosatellite dedicated to Blue Carbon (marine ecosystem) monitoring and climate data collection","High-Resolution Optical Payloads: Multispectral cameras for nanosatellites featuring proprietary dehazing and focal adjustment technology","BusanSat Payload: Specialized digital optical cameras developed for municipal maritime observation projects"]

Unique value

Developed the world's first satellite dedicated to Blue Carbon monitoring and the first Korean GPU-based AI processor for on-orbit edge computing.

Target customer

Government space agencies, municipal governments (e.g., Busan City), private satellite constellation operators (e.g., SatRev), environmental research organizations, and national defense/intelligence sectors.

Industries served

["Space Technology","Climate Tech (Environmental Monitoring)","Agriculture & Forestry","Maritime & Ocean Intelligence","Defense & National Security"]

Technology advantage

Proprietary 'Dehazing' technology for atmospheric correction and 'on-orbit edge computing' capabilities that allow satellites to process data before downlinking, solving the primary bottleneck of satellite data bandwidth.

How they differentiate

Differentiates through 'on-orbit AI edge computing' (TetraPLEX) which allows satellites to process and analyze data in space before transmission, significantly reducing latency and ground-station costs. They also specialize in high-resolution payloads for Blue Carbon (marine ecosystem) monitoring.

Main competitors

["Nara Space Technology","Contec","Planet Labs","ICEYE"]

Key partnerships

["NVIDIA (Inception program partner for TetraPLEX development)","European Space Agency (ESA) - Winner of the 'Map Your City' AI Challenge","World Economic Forum (WEF) - Named a 2024 Technology Pioneer","KIOST (Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology)","SatRev (Polish satellite company for data service contracts)","Busan Metropolitan City (BusanSat project partnership)","4iG Space and Defence Technologies / Remred (Hungary HULEO satellite program - multi-million dollar EO camera export deal, Feb 2026)","AWS Space Accelerator (selected Oct 2025)"]

Notable customers

["European Space Agency (ESA)","Busan Metropolitan City","SatRev (Poland)","4iG Space and Defence Technologies / Remred (Hungary HULEO program)"]

Major milestones

["Launched TetraPLEX (GPU-based AI processor) on SpaceX Falcon 9 in Aug 2024","Named World Economic Forum (WEF) Technology Pioneer 2024","Won CES 2024 Innovation Award for TetraPLEX","Successfully demonstrated first South Korean in-orbit AI software update in Nov 2025","Selected as Top 100 Defense Innovator by South Korean Ministry of Defense in 2025","Signed multi-million dollar satellite camera export deal with Hungary's HULEO program in Feb 2026","Submitted KOSDAQ preliminary review for IPO in May 2026"]

Growth metrics

Cumulative order volume exceeds 40.5B KRW (~$30M); 2025 annual revenue of 4.896B KRW (~$3.7M); 2024 annual revenue of 3.14B KRW; Named WEF 2024 Technology Pioneer; Submitted KOSDAQ preliminary review May 2026.

Market positioning

Leading 'New Space' AI solution provider specializing in hardware-software integration for on-orbit data processing.

Geographic focus

South Korea (HQ), Europe (Partnerships in Poland), and Global (WEF Technology Pioneer network)

Patents and IP

Holds multiple proprietary IPs in optical payload focal adjustment, AI-driven satellite image dehazing, and on-board edge computing architectures (Received highest-tier technical credit rating).

About Seongick Cho

Seongick Cho is a leading expert in satellite remote sensing with over 15 years of experience in the public space sector. He previously served as the Director of the Ocean Satellite Center at the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), where he was the Principal Investigator (PI) for the development and operation of GOCI/COMS (Cheollian-1), the world's first geostationary ocean color imager. He founded TelePIX in 2019 to bridge the gap between space hardware and AI-driven data analysis.

Official website: