TelePIX

About TelePIX

TelePIX is a South Korean space technology company providing comprehensive satellite solutions, from hardware manufacturing to AI-driven data analysis. Founded in 2019 by CEO Seongick Cho, the company is headquartered in Seoul and has established a satellite payload development facility, SpaceLab, in Daejeon. The leadership team includes experienced professionals like Kim Sung-hee, a former Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) expert who now serves as a vice president and CTO.

The company's business model integrates the entire satellite value chain, encompassing the design and manufacturing of advanced electro-optical (EO) payloads and onboard processors, satellite operations, and downstream data analysis services. This vertical integration allows TelePIX to offer a "Payload as a Service" (PaaS) model, generating and utilizing satellite data directly. The company serves a diverse client base, including government agencies and commercial enterprises in sectors such as environmental monitoring, defense, finance, and agriculture.

TelePIX's product portfolio includes both hardware and software. On the hardware side, it develops high-resolution optical payloads, such as "Chouette," and onboard AI processors like "TetraPLEX." TetraPLEX, developed in collaboration with Nvidia, enables edge computing in space, allowing for real-time processing of large data volumes directly on the satellite, which reduces time and cost compared to ground-based methods. The company has successfully launched and operated its technology in orbit, including the "BlueBON" 6U-class CubeSat for monitoring blue carbon and demonstrating its AI processor's capabilities. Software solutions include "SatCHAT," an AI-powered geospatial intelligence platform that allows users to analyze satellite imagery using natural language queries. Other software products are "MetalSCOPE" for tracking global metal supply chains and "BlueSCOPE" for monitoring marine carbon absorption.

The company has achieved significant milestones, including becoming the first private Korean space company to pass the technology evaluation for a special listing on the KOSDAQ under the AI and Big Data category. TelePIX is preparing for an IPO in the second half of 2026. It has secured substantial funding, with a cumulative investment of approximately ₩50 billion, including a recent ₩15 billion pre-IPO round led by InterVest. TelePIX is also expanding its global footprint, securing a multi-million-dollar contract to supply electro-optical camera systems for Hungary's HULEO Earth observation satellite program.