Starcloud
Facts
- HQ
- Woodinville
- Sectors
- Defense and Space Manufacturing
- Founded
- 2024
- Employees
- 66
- Stage
- Series A
- Founders
- Philip Johnston, Ezra Feilden, Adi Oltean
Philip Johnston announces: "Starcloud is growing!"
Philip Johnston posted a first-party announcement titled "Starcloud is growing!" indicating that Starcloud is expanding.
SpaceX Seeks FCC Approval for Up to One Million AI Data Center Satellites to Advance Orbital Computing
SpaceX has requested FCC approval to deploy up to a million satellites as orbital data centers to support AI data processing and advance multiplanetary objectives. This initiative could impact major AI and space companies while boosting SpaceX’s manufacturing and Elon Musk’s xAI ambitions.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Explored Investing in Seattle’s Stoke Space for Orbital Data Centers to Challenge SpaceX in 2024
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman explored investing in Seattle startup Stoke Space to develop orbital data centers, aiming to compete with SpaceX and other tech giants in space-based AI data processing. Talks occurred in 2024 but are currently inactive, reflecting a growing tech interest in off-Earth data infrastructures.
Jeff Bezos Predicts Orbital Gigawatt Data Centers Powered by Solar Energy Within 20 Years to Support AI
Jeff Bezos predicts gigawatt-scale orbital data centers powered by continuous solar energy will be the future for efficiently supporting AI and tech industry growth, with a transition expected over the next 10-20 years. These space-based centers aim to surpass terrestrial data centers in cost-effectiveness, continuing space's role in benefiting Earth.
Sophia Space Raises $3.5M Pre-Seed to Develop TILE Orbital Data Centers for In-Space AI and Edge Computing
Sophia Space, a Seattle- and California-based startup co-founded by former NASA and tech veterans, raised $3.5 million in pre-seed funding to develop its TILE orbital data center platform for in-space AI and edge computing. The platform aims to reduce latency by processing data closer to its source in space using radiation-resistant, solar-powered compute modules.
Starcloud Raises $10M More, Totaling $21M Seed to Launch Solar-Powered Orbital Data Centers
Starcloud, formerly Lumen Orbit, has raised a total of $21 million in seed funding to develop space-based data centers powered by large solar panel arrays. These orbital data centers aim to reduce terrestrial data center impacts and improve processing of satellite data by handling computations in space.
People
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Ezra Feilden Founder, Co-Founder & CTO
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Philip Johnston Founder, Co-Founder & CEO
