Space data center startup Starcloud raised a $170M Series A led by Benchmark and EQT at a $1.1B valuation, and plans to launch Starcloud 2 later in 2026
Starcloud's latest funding round values the space compute company at $1.1 billion, making it one of the fastest startups to reach unicorn status after graduating from Y Combinator.
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Discussion
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@sarthakgh
Sar Haribhakti
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It is so amazing to see the idea of data centers in space in the zeitgeist getting normalized almost overnight (it's never actually overnight, of course)
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@varungupta
Varun Gupta
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More orbital infrastructure! Congratulations, Philip and team 🌌
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@philipjohnston
Philip Johnston
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I am super excited to share that @Starcloud_ has raised a $170M Series A at a $1.1bn valuation to fuel our development of data centers in space 🚀 The round comes after the successful deployment of our first satellite, Starcould-1, a few months ago, which had the first @NVIDIA [im…
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@ezrafeilden
Ezra Feilden
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Now we're cooking
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@jackkuhr
Jack Kuhr
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Starcloud raises a $170M Series A at $1.1B valuation. What a story for @PhilipJohnston and the team. Withstood one of the craziest bashings on X I've ever seen for an idea deemed too ambitious. And now hitting unicorn status.