Starcloud

Starcloud is a technology company specializing in the development and deployment of space-based data centers. Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Starcloud designs, builds, and operates data centers in low Earth orbit (LEO) to address the increasing energy and cooling demands of terrestrial data centers, particularly those driven by artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. By leveraging continuous solar energy and passive radiative cooling in space, Starcloud aims to provide scalable, energy-efficient computing solutions that overcome the limitations of ground-based facilities. The company has achieved significant milestones, including the launch of its first satellite, Starcloud-1, equipped with an NVIDIA H100 GPU, marking the first deployment of data-center-class GPU compute in orbit. In March 2026, Starcloud raised a $170 million Series A funding round at a $1.1 billion valuation, becoming the fastest company to reach unicorn status in Y Combinator history. Investors include Benchmark, EQT Ventures, NFX, In-Q-Tel, and NVIDIA.