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Starcloud Raises $250M Series A Extension Led by Manhattan West, Valuing Company at $2.3B; Nvidia Joins Investors
Redmond-based Starcloud raised $250 million in a Series A extension led by Manhattan West, valuing the company at $2.3 billion and bringing total capital raised to $450 million since its 2024 founding. The company, which launched the first Nvidia H100 GPU to orbit on Starcloud-1 in November 2025, is partnering with Nvidia on the Space-1 Vera Rubin Module to deploy more space-rated GPUs and scale AI compute using orbital data centers.
Starcloud Raises $250M Series A Extension, Valued at $2.3B to Build Orbital AI Data Centers
Redmond-based Starcloud raised a $250 million Series A extension, valuing the company at $2.3 billion and bringing total funding to $450 million to build orbital data centers for AI. The round was led by Manhattan West and includes new strategic investors such as Nvidia and Cisco Investments, continuing a collaboration that began when Starcloud launched an NVIDIA H100 GPU to orbit in November 2025.
Helion’s $465M Series G Values Everett Fusion Firm Above $15B, Tops Seattle-Area 2Q VC Deals
Everett fusion-energy company Helion led greater Seattle-area 2Q venture capital deals with a $465 million Series G that valued it above $15 billion, making up nearly one-third of the region’s $1.5 billion in 2Q funding amid a year-over-year decline from $2.3 billion in 2Q 2025.
Echodyne Opens 86,350-Square-Foot Woodinville Facility on July 9 to Expand Drone-Detection Manufacturing
Echodyne opened a new 86,350-square-foot manufacturing facility in Woodinville on July 9, 2026, to meet growing demand for drone-detection and airspace-monitoring systems and plans to create up to 200 jobs. The company shifted its technology focus to counter-drone security amid the war in Ukraine, transitioning all manufacturing from Kirkland to the new location.
Bellevue AI Startup Auger Secures $50M Series B, Total Funding Hits $150M
Bellevue AI startup Auger raised $50 million in Series B funding, increasing its total capital raised to $150 million.
