Starcloud banks another $250M for orbital data centers as launch slots dry up
Starcloud has secured an additional $250 million in funding, bringing its total valuation to $2.3 billion, to accelerate the development of its Starship-launched orbital data centers. CEO Philip Johnston highlighted the critical need to secure launch capacity, particularly with SpaceX's Falcon 9 retiring in 2028 and the Starship program facing timeline uncertainties. The company also received investment from Nvidia, indicating strong interest in Starcloud's unique in-orbit GPU operations.
- Entities
- Company: Starcloud
- Topic: GPUs
- Person: Philip Johnston
- Topic: Space Launch
- Topic: Orbital Data Centers
- Person: Elon Musk
- Company: Rocket Lab
- Company: Blue Origin
- Company: SpaceX
- Company: Cisco
- Company: United Launch Alliance
- Platform: Falcon 9
- Platform: Starship
- Company: NVIDIA
- Topic: Venture Capital
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