Starcloud
formerly Lumen OrbitData centers in space
Redmond, United States · Founded 2024 · $477.9M raised
- Headquarters
- Redmond, Washington
- Employees
- 1–10
- Founded
- 2024
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- starcloud.com
- Total Funding
- $477.9M
- Last Round
- $250.0M Extension RoundAug 2026
- Rounds
- 10
Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.
About
Starcloud builds data centers in space, initially providing GPU compute to other satellites and later addressing the growing energy demand from AI deployment. In November 2025, Starcloud launched its first satellite with an Nvidia H100 GPU—100x more powerful than any previously operated in space—becoming the first entity to train an LLM in space. Selected as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer in 2025.
Summary
Starcloud is a Cloud company based in Redmond, United States, founded in 2024. It has raised $477.9M in total across 10 rounds, most recently a $250.0M Extension Round in Aug 2026. Investors include Y Combinator, NFX and Manhattan West.
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Funding History
Aug 2026
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Funding: Pre-Seed through Extension Round. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
Investors
Y Combinator
3 rounds
NFX
2 rounds
Manhattan West
1 round
Benchmark
1 round
EQT Ventures
1 round
Nebular
1 round
Sequoia Capital
3 rounds
FUSE
2 rounds
Soma Capital
2 rounds
Andreessen Horowitz
2 rounds
Nvidia
1 round
Cisco Investments
1 round
In-Q-Tel
1 round
468 Capital
1 round
Google for Startups
1 round
Ground Up Ventures
1 round
3cap
1 round
Nvidia NVentures
1 round
a16z Scout Fund
1 round
Caffeinated Capital
1 round
Plug and Play
1 round
Everywhere Ventures
1 round
Tiny VC
1 round
Sterling Road
1 round
Pareto Holdings
1 round
Foreword Ventures
1 round
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