Starcloud Raises $170M to Build Data Centers in Space

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Starcloud has secured $170 million in Series A funding to construct data centers in space. This investment values the company at $1.1 billion. The company plans to use the funding to develop infrastructure for processing data in space, potentially reducing latency and improving performance for certain applications.

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TechCrunch English Tim Fernholz 30 mar. 2026, 14:00 (acum 5 ore)

Starcloud raises $170 million Series Ato build data centers in space

Starcloud becomes the fastest Y Combinator startup to reach unicorn status, just 17 months after demo day.

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Starcloud

Starcloud, Inc., commonly known as Starcloud, is a United States–based company that designs, builds, and deploys data centers in space using proprietary technology. In March 2026, Starcloud became the fastest unicorn in Y Combinator history, hitting a $1.1bn valuation just 17 months after completing the program.

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Y Combinator

Y Combinator, LLC (YC) is an American technology startup accelerator and venture capital firm launched in March 2005 which has been used to launch more than 5,000 companies. The accelerator program started in Boston and Mountain View, relocated to San Francisco in 2019, and was entirely online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies started via YC include Airbnb, Coinbase, Cruise, DoorDash, Dropbox, Instacart, Reddit, Stripe, Scale AI, Deel, Helion Energy, Starcloud, and Twitch.

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Benchmark

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EQT Ventures

EQT Ventures is the venture capital business of Swedish investment manager EQT AB. In May 2016, EQT Ventures announced its first €566m fund that makes minority equity investments in European and US tech companies ranging between €1 million and €50 million.

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SpaceX

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, cunoscută ca SpaceX, este o companie privată din Statele Unite ale Americii dedicată realizării de vehicule pentru transport în spațiul cosmic, fondată ca o companie pornind de la zero de către co-fondatorul companiei PayPal, antreprenorul Elon Musk.

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