Starcloud
Space Services · Data Centers & Colocation
$250Mlatest round · Venture round · Aug 2026 · 2 mo ago
11backers · Plug and Play, Y Combinator
11team · US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025
2024founded
Overview
Starcloud is a space technology startup that builds data centers in orbit, placing GPU computing on satellites powered by continuous solar energy and cooled by radiating heat into space. Formerly known as Lumen Orbit, it launched its first satellite carrying an NVIDIA H100 GPU in 2025 and is developing larger orbital compute platforms for AI training and inference. The company is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, United States.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$250M
1 round on record
Latest round
$250M
Venture round · Aug 2026 · 2 mo ago
Team
11
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025
Backers
11
Plug and Play, Y Combinator
The money's age
Fresh money
2 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
35/100
in the news, fresh money
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Nov 4
Hiring paused no new role in 60 days after 7 in half a year
Aug 21
Raised a round Venture round $250M · TechCrunch
Jun 2024
Went through Y Combinator
2024
Founded
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Web presence
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Aug 2026 | $250M | — | TechCrunch |
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Plug and Play 
Y Combinator 
NFX 
Cherry Ventures 
Cisco Investments 
Foreword 
FUSE 
Ground Up Ventures 
Harpoon Ventures 
Link Ventures 
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
4/100
Hiring freeze
Open positions
0
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
696 days
faster than 2% of the market
Hiring Dynamics
-100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
100% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added TCP/IP to stack
Sep 2026
Financials
Total raised
$250M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2026 | $250M | Details |
Tech stack
The technologies known for Starcloud, by layer.
Languages
C++
Python
Developer tools
Altium Designer
Practices & domains
CI/CD
TCP/IP
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News
Starcloud raises $250M to support the creation of data center satellite network in league with Nvidia
Seattle-area space startup will use Nvidia's next-gen chip on its own next-gen satellites for AI data processing. Read More
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Report
Starcloud raises $250 million for orbital data centers as launch options dry up
There's about to be a big fight to secure access to space.
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Report
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Redmond
United States
HQ
Redmond 152nd Av
1 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff