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Starcloud raises $250M at $2.3B valuation to build orbital data centers, targets 88,000 satellites

Starcloud raised $250 million at a $2.3 billion valuation to build orbital data centers and expand AI infrastructure, bringing total funding to $450 million since 2024. Investors include Manhattan West, Nvidia and Cisco Investments; funds will support manufacturing, engineering with Nvidia, and procurement as the company pursues a constellation of 88,000 satellites and 20 GW of orbital compute.

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 Extension, Valued at $2.3B, Funds Starcloud-3 and Manufacturing as It Secures Launch Capacity

Starcloud raised a $250M Series A extension (bringing the round to $420M and valuing the company at $2.3B) to build larger manufacturing capacity and its Starcloud-3 orbital AI data center, while securing launch capacity as SpaceX phases out Falcon 9 and Starship faces delays. Investors include Manhattan West Ventures, Nvidia (which invested $25M), Cisco and others; Starcloud operates Nvidia H100 GPUs in orbit and plans to fly Nvidia's Vera Rubin Space-1 chip by late 2028.

Starcloud raises $250M Series A extension led by Manhattan West, valuing company at $2.3B

Orbital data center startup Starcloud raised an additional $250 million in a Series A expansion led by Manhattan West, bringing total Series A proceeds to $450 million and valuing the company at $2.3 billion. The funding will expand manufacturing, engineering with Nvidia, and launch access as Starcloud pursues an 88,000-satellite constellation and has already placed an Nvidia H100 GPU in orbit running Google’s Gemini.

Starcloud Raises $250M Extension, Valued at $2.3B to Build Starcloud-3 and Orbital AI Data Centers

Starcloud raised an additional $250 million in a Series A extension, bringing its valuation to $2.3 billion after a prior $170 million raise, to build larger satellites and an orbital AI data center. The company plans to scale production of its Starcloud-3 spacecraft, secure launch capacity (including SpaceX Starship flights), and has applied to the FCC to operate 88,000 spacecraft.

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.

Starcloud raises $250M at $2.3B valuation to scale space-based AI data centers, led by Manhattan West

Starcloud raised $250 million in a Series A extension at a $2.3 billion post-money valuation to expand its space-based data centers, fund manufacturing, engineering with NVIDIA, and secure future launches. The company — which launched an NVIDIA H100 on Starcloud-1 in November 2025 and has run AI models in orbit — plans a constellation targeting 88,000 satellites and 20 GW of orbital compute.

Starcloud adds $250M to Series A, now valued at $2.3B, to build orbital data centers and secure launches

Starcloud raised a $250 million extension to its March $170 million Series A, valuing the company at $2.3 billion, to expand manufacturing and develop its Starcloud-3 orbital data center amid tightening launch availability. The startup plans rideshare launches of two 8 kW Starcloud-2 satellites in 2027 and is securing capital and launch contracts as major rockets like Falcon 9 phase out.

University of Washington taps Justin Dunnicliff as NSIN university program director; Meredith Han named VP of Product at FlyHomes

The University of Washington partnered with the Department of Defense’s National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) and named UW alumnus Justin Dunnicliff as university program director to run NSIN programs at UW, connecting students to DoD-related research and employment opportunities. The article also notes Meredith Han, an early Amazon employee and angel investor, has become VP of product at FlyHomes.

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