Starcloud doubles to $2.3B valuation with $250M extension for orbital data centers

Starcloud closed a $250 million Series A extension led by Manhattan West Ventures, with Nvidia investing $25 million and Cisco participating. The round values the orbital data center startup at $2.3 billion, up from $1.1 billion in March 2026. Capital funds a larger manufacturing facility and Starcloud-3, designed to fly on SpaceX's Starship. The company already operates an H100 GPU in orbit.