---
name: "Space"
type: Organization
description: "Space (Space Computer, Inc.) is a San Francisco startup building an AI-native distributed filesystem that makes cloud-hosted files behave like local ones. Files appear in Finder and open in native applications while Space streams only the byte ranges an application or AI agent requests, using no local disk space. Founded by Matthew Ao, Arihant Bapna and Jason Zhao, the company raised a $2.4 million pre-seed round led by a16z Speedrun in August 2026."
industry: "Cloud Storage"
founded: "2025-11-01T00:00:00.000Z"
url: https://spacefs.com
image: https://cdn.nanimediahouse.com/space-logo.webp
sameAs:
  - https://x.com/getspaceso
  - https://github.com/Space-Computer-Inc
  - https://www.linkedin.com/company/spacecomputers
canonical: https://www.sovereignmagazine.com/companies/space
publication: Sovereign Magazine
---

# Space

Space (Space Computer, Inc.) is a San Francisco startup building an AI-native distributed filesystem that makes cloud-hosted files behave like local ones. Files appear in Finder and open in native applications while Space streams only the byte ranges an application or AI agent requests, using no local disk space. Founded by Matthew Ao, Arihant Bapna and Jason Zhao, the company raised a $2.4 million pre-seed round led by a16z Speedrun in August 2026.

## People

- **Jason Zhao** - Co-Founder
- **Arihant Bapna** - Co-Founder
- **Matthew Ao** - Co-Founder

## Coverage

- [undefined](/article/space-founders-qa-ai-agent-filesystem) - Artificial Intelligence, 2026-09-15
- [undefined](/article/space-a16z-speedrun-streaming-filesystem) - Artificial Intelligence, 2026-08-29