StartupTalky presents Recap’25, a series of exclusive interviews where we connect with founders and industry leaders to reflect on their journey in 2025 and discuss their vision for the future.In this edition of Recap’25, StartupTalky speaks with Urmil Bakhai, Co-Founder & CSO of SatLeo Labs, who shares how the company is building a new climate intelligence layer by capturing high-resolution thermal data from space and converting it into actionable decision insights for governments, enterprises, and institutions. Bakhai explains why temperature should be treated as a critical “decision layer” influencing agriculture, urban livability, public health, and infrastructure resilience and how existing temperature datasets remain too delayed, generalized, or coarse to drive real-time action.She goes on to discuss how SatLeo Labs is moving beyond visible Earth-observation imagery by developing satellites that deliver day-and-night thermal sensing, combined with onboard AI and analytics. The conversation explores the launch of new intelligence layers like Thermal Comfort, API-first integration for real-world platforms, and the company’s focus on shifting Earth observation from raw data availability to actionable intelligence. Bakhai also highlights key challenges of building deep-tech space hardware, securing early trust and funding, and SatLeo’s roadmap for constellation deployment and global expansion — positioning thermal intelligence as…  ​Read MoreStartupTalky- Business News, Insights and Stories

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