Sizium Astro has been making big strides in space-based communications.

The startup specializes in phased array technology.

It's developed this next-gen connectivity capability and has been building satellites in-house to deploy it.

The core technology of Sizium Astro is advanced telecommunication using a limited resource which is called

the radio spectrum, the same that we use in radio and TV. And this spectrum is a natural resource.

There's only so much of it and how we use it matter. And as we have all these platforms and now introducing

humanoid robots and advanced robotics and all these other technologies, we're still going to use

the same radio waves. And so our core technology allows you to better use that limited resource.

Zizia Mastro's founder and CEO, Shea Sabrapor, says customers include governments, as well

as a growing list of companies like Airbus and Honeywell.

Investment firm Truesdale Ventures led Seesia Mastro's Series B-plus funding round.

Founding partner and CEO Philip Seraphim says connectivity is a crucial piece of the massive

AI infrastructure buildout happening across the globe.

I think it's one of the most critical elements of infrastructure.

And I think the future of technology looks like infrastructure.

I think what she is providing is the ability for all of these technologies to emerge in the world and be industrialized.

We need advanced connectivity, advanced telecommunication.

You can have autonomous vehicles or humanoid robots without the next level shift in communication.

On this episode, joining me from the recent Up Summit in Bentonville, Arkansas,

Cizium Astros, Shea Sabrapor, and Truesdale Ventures, Philip Seraphim,

on how infrastructure and space will help power the AI and autonomy revolution here on Earth.

I'm Morgan Brennan, and this is Manifest Space.

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