Aalyria
Aalyria builds Tightbeam atmospheric laser comm hardware and Spacetime network-orchestration software for multi-domain military and commercial space networks.
Background
Aalyria was founded in 2021 — incorporated or publicly launched in 2022 — by CEO Chris Taylor, CTO Brian Barritt, and co-founders who spun the core technology out of Google's advanced projects work.
The company emerged from stealth with 32 employees and is headquartered at 7633 Southfront Rd, Livermore, CA.
Its two core products are Tightbeam, a free-space optical communications platform capable of 100 Gbps links across hundreds of kilometers in atmospheric conditions, and Spacetime, a temporospatial software-defined network controller that optimizes routing and topology across dynamic mixes of optical and radio links spanning land, sea, air, and space.
Aalyria sells directly to U.S. government agencies, allied space organizations, and commercial satellite operators.
It had roughly 90 employees as of February 2026 — nearly three times its headcount at stealth exit — reflecting rapid contract-driven hiring despite remaining a small organization relative to its $1.3 billion valuation.