Starcloud Hits Unicorn Status with $170M Round for Orbital Data Centers
85 FOMOStarcloud closed $170M (Series B) to deploy its first orbital data center prototypes. The round values the company at $1.1B and funds in-space power, thermal management, and laser comms infrastructure for low-latency orbital compute.
Why it matters
Orbital data centers are the next frontier after Starlink. This round confirms investor appetite for space-based AI compute that bypasses terrestrial power/heat constraints.
The numbers
Details
Funding
- Amount
- $170M
- Round
- series b
- Lead investors
- Balerion Space Ventures
- Announced
- 2026-03-28
Coverage
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spacenews.com ·
Starcloud Hits Unicorn Status Backed by Balerion Space VenturesStarcloud’s $170M round values the orbital compute pioneer at $1.1B as the company prepares to launch its first in-space data center prototypes.
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menlotimes.com ·
Starcloud Raises $170M to Build First Orbital Data CentersStarcloud closed a $170M round to deploy orbital data centers, solving terrestrial power and latency constraints for next-gen AI workloads.
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starcloud.space ·
Starcloud Achieves Unicorn Status with $170M Raise for Orbital Data CentersStarcloud announced $170M in new funding, reaching unicorn status. The capital will deploy the first orbital data center prototypes with integrated power and laser comms.
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Starcloud closed $170M (Series B) to deploy its first orbital data center prototypes. The round valu