Starcloud-1
Orbital computing demonstration satellite carrying a GPU, launched in November 2025.
Maturity not rated
Startup · United States
Starcloud
HQ RedmondFounded 202411-50 employees
Starcloud is pioneering the development of space-based data centers to revolutionize high-performance computing. By leveraging the declining costs of space launches, Starcloud plans to deploy megawatt-scale data centers in orbit, scalable to gigawatt capacity, to harness abundant solar energy and passive cooling, thereby addressing Earth's energy constraints. The company is set to launch its first demonstrator satellite in July 2025, equipped with NVIDIA's advanced GPUs, marking a significant advancement in orbital computing capabilities. With a recent $10 million funding round, bringing total seed funding to $21 million, Starcloud is poised to transform the future of data processing and AI training by moving infrastructure beyond terrestrial limitations.
Funding2 rounds · $420M
- Equity raised
- $420M
- Latest
- $250MSeries A · Aug 21, 2026
- Last valuation
- $2.30BPost-money · Series A · Aug 21, 2026
Mar 30, 2026Aug 21, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Valuation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2026 | Series A | $1.10B | Basis not stated |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Series A | $2.30B | Post-money |
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Series A | $250M | $2.30B | Manhattan West | Benchmark, Cedar Capital, Cisco Investments, EQT Ventures, Goanna Capital, NFX, NVIDIA, Seven Seven Six, Soma Capital, Standard Capital | Reported |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Series A | $170M | $1.10B? | Benchmark, EQT Ventures | Adjacent, FUSE, Manhattan West, Monolith Power Systems, Nebular, NFX, Seven Seven Six, Y Combinator | Reported |
- Series ALed by Manhattan WestWith Benchmark, Cedar Capital, Cisco Investments, EQT Ventures, Goanna Capital, NFX, NVIDIA, Seven Seven Six, Soma Capital, Standard CapitalValuation $2.30B$250MAug 21, 2026
- Series ALed by Benchmark, EQT VenturesWith Adjacent, FUSE, Manhattan West, Monolith Power Systems, Nebular, NFX, Seven Seven Six, Y CombinatorValuation $1.10B?$170MMar 30, 2026
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems2
Starcloud-2
Planned orbital computing satellite with a GPU cluster and data storage, targeting operation in 2027.
Maturity not rated
Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.
People3
Hiring Observations5 observed listings
Redmond 152nd Av · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Black Flag job board
Checked Oct 5, 2026
Redmond 152nd Av · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Black Flag job board
Checked Oct 5, 2026
Redmond 152nd Av · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Black Flag job board
Checked Oct 5, 2026
Redmond 152nd Av · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Black Flag job board
Checked Oct 5, 2026
Redmond 152nd Av · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Black Flag job board
Checked Oct 5, 2026
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Sources13
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Profile3
- 1
Black Flag · Supports Organization
“Builds data centers in space to solve energy and infrastructure challenges of AI computing by leveraging space’s unique environment for scalable, efficient”
- 2
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
- 3
Starcloud · Supports Organization · name
“Data Centers in Space | Starcloud – The Future of AI”
Systems2
- 4CompanyStarcloud-1
Starcloud · Supports System
“Starсloud-1 launched in November 2025 with the first Nvidia H100 GPU in space - vastly more AI compute than has been in space before.”
- 5
Starcloud · Supports System
“Our first commercial mission, Starcloud-2, features a GPU cluster, persistent storage, 24/7 access, and proprietary thermal and power systems in a smallsat form factor. It will be fully operational in sun-synchronous orbit by 2027.”
Funding2
- 6
businesswire.com · Aug 21, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · investors, Funding round · post money valuation usd
“Starcloud, the company pioneering data centers in space, today announced a $250 million Series A extension funding round at a $2.3 billion post-money valuation.”
- 7
businesswire.com · Mar 30, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · investors, Funding round · post money valuation usd
“Starcloud, the company building data centers in space, today announced it has raised a $170 million Series A, at a $1.1 billion valuation.”
People1
- 8OtherBlack Flag 100
Black Flag · Supports Organization, Role
“Starcloud is pioneering the development of space-based data centers to revolutionize high-performance computing. By leveraging the declining costs of space”
Other5
- 9
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Electrical Engineer”
- 10
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Mechanical Engineer”
- 11
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Mechanisms Engineer”
- 12
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Power Electronics Engineer”
- 13
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Software Engineer”
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