TALOS GmbH

TALOS was founded in 2022 in Munich with a clear mission: to make satellite-based IoT technology accessible, scalable, and ready for real-world use. Building on the scientific foundation of the ICARUS initiative of the Max Planck Society, the founders combined years of experience in RF engineering, satellite communication, and business development to create a new kind of data infrastructure company.

What began as a vision to miniaturize and simplify wildlife tracking has evolved into a platform for global movement intelligence. TALOS integrates ultra-light IoT tags, a dedicated satellite constellation, and data delivery into one seamless system, bringing movement data from the field directly into the hands of those who depend on real-time foresight.

The company works closely with the Max Planck Society and the ICARUS initiative, whose pioneering work in wildlife telemetry laid the groundwork for TALOS' approach to scalable satellite IoT. In 2023 TALOS won the DLR CubeSat competition and signed a 4-year cooperation agreement with the Max Planck Society for the ICARUS 2.0 programme. In 2026, the RAVEN microsatellite successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg, marking a key milestone for the constellation.