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Starcloud builds GPU data centers designed for low Earth orbit and flew the first Nvidia H100 satellite in November 2025.
ACTIVEBuilds GPU data centers in low Earth orbit; flew the first Nvidia H100 satellite in November 2025. Formerly named Lumen Orbit (renamed in February 2025). In February 2026 it applied to the FCC to deploy and operate up to 88,000 satellites as a distributed data center in space; the FCC accepted the application for filing on March 13, 2026.
Builds GPU data centers in low Earth orbit; flew the first Nvidia H100 satellite in November 2025. Formerly named Lumen Orbit (renamed in February 2025). In February 2026 it applied to the FCC to deploy and operate up to 88,000 satellites as a distributed data center in space; the FCC accepted the application for filing on March 13, 2026.
Rank 87 of 147 ranked companies. With the pillars we have not measured for this company filled at the 10th and 90th percentiles of the companies we did measure, and every other company held at its published total, the rank is likely between 71 and 111.
4 of 6 inputs measured · Medium confidence · 81% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
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Latest funding round
Series A Extension · $250M
Aug 21, 2026 · led by Manhattan West
Stage, milestones, announced next steps and slips, funding and filings, every fact sourced:
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Compiled Oct 7, 2026 from 7 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Latest sourced round
Series A Extension: $250.0M
Lead recorded as Manhattan West
Source: TechCrunch Space
Announced Aug 21, 2026
Sourced rounds on record
5 rounds, $443.4M disclosed
Every round has a disclosed amount
Published rounds with a source link only, on the same rules as the funding tracker. Each round links the source that states its figure; amounts in other currencies are converted to dollars at the rate shown on the funding tracker.
Source: TechCrunch Space
Latest round Aug 21, 2026
Also: TechCrunch Space, GeekWire, TechCrunch, Payload
Satellites owned or operated
1 in orbit of 1 launched
Latest: Starcloud-1
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation code STARCL. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Nov 2, 2025
Built one of its satellites (latest Starcloud-1)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Nov 2, 2025
Manhattan West
Recorded as lead of Series A Extension (Aug 21, 2026)
TechCrunch Space, Aug 21, 2026
Benchmark
Co-led Series A (Mar 30, 2026)
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 7). Starcloud: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 7, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/starcloud
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Starcloud: Company dossier." Data as of October 7, 2026. Accessed October 7, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/starcloud.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_starcloud_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Starcloud}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/starcloud}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/starcloud},
urldate = {2026-10-07},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-07; each fact links its primary source}
}EQT Ventures
Co-led Series A (Mar 30, 2026)
TechCrunch Space, Mar 30, 2026
Andreessen Horowitz (scout fund)
Took part in Seed (Dec 11, 2024)
TechCrunch, Dec 11, 2024
FUSE
Took part in Seed (Dec 11, 2024)
TechCrunch, Dec 11, 2024
NFX
Recorded as lead of Seed (Dec 11, 2024)
TechCrunch, Dec 11, 2024
Soma Capital
Took part in Seed (Dec 11, 2024)
TechCrunch, Dec 11, 2024
Y Combinator
Took part in Seed (Dec 11, 2024)
TechCrunch, Dec 11, 2024
Nebular
Recorded as lead of Pre-Seed (Mar 11, 2024)
Payload, Mar 11, 2024
Nebular.vc
Took part in Pre-Seed (Mar 11, 2024)
Payload, Mar 11, 2024