NOVI was founded by Dr. Amit Mehra, Scott Steffan, Dr. Constantine Papageorgiou.

Who are NOVI's investors?

NOVI's investors include ACADEMY INVESTOR, AIN Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Monk's Hill Ventures, OPAMP CAPITAL.

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NOVI Space provides a platform called GENIEedge that enables organizations to develop, deploy, and operate AI/ML and analytics applications directly on satellites, processing Earth observation and sensor data at the source in orbit.

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Founders & leadership

Dr. Amit MehraCTO and Co-Founder

Scott Steffan CRO and Co-FounderScott Steffan is Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer at NOVI Space, which provides a platform for deploying AI/ML and analytics applications on satellites. His background includes business unit and engineering management, business development, systems engineering, and process design.

Dr. Constantine PapageorgiouHead of Applied AI and Co-Founder

Dr. Michael BartholomeuszCEO and Board Member

Investors · 5

ACADEMY INVESTORlisted by ACADEMY INVESTORNew York

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AIN Ventureslisted by AIN VenturesNew York · $500K – $1M

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Felicis Ventureslisted by Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M

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Monk's Hill Ventureslisted by Monk's Hill VenturesSingapore

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OPAMP CAPITALlisted by OPAMP CAPITALMcLean · $250K – $500K

Non-dilutive funding · 10 SBIR/STTR awards

Federal grants — no equity taken

Agency	Phase	Year	Amount
Missile Defense Agency	Phase II	2023	$1.3M
U.S. Air ForceAir Force	Phase II	2022	$748.1K
Missile Defense Agency	Phase II	2021	$2.9M
NASA	Phase I	2021	$124.9K
U.S. Air ForceAir Force	Phase II	2020	$2M
National Science Foundation	Phase I	2020	$224.3K
U.S. ArmyArmy	Phase I	2020	$109.9K
U.S. Air ForceAir Force	Phase I	2020	$48.5K
U.S. Air ForceAir Force	Phase I	2019	$74.9K
U.S. Air ForceAir Force	Phase I	2019	$74.2K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

Frequently asked questions

What does NOVI do?: NOVI Space provides a platform called GENIEedge that enables organizations to develop, deploy, and operate AI/ML and analytics applications directly on satellites, processing Earth observation and sensor data at the source in orbit.
Who founded NOVI?: NOVI was founded by Dr. Amit Mehra, Scott Steffan, Dr. Constantine Papageorgiou.
Who are NOVI's investors?: NOVI's investors include ACADEMY INVESTOR, AIN Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Monk's Hill Ventures, OPAMP CAPITAL.