Starcloud Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2024

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 25

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Series A

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $420M

  • Investors
  • 77

Starcloud General Information

Description

Developer of power and cooling systems designed to create cost-competitive, sustainable, and rapidly scalable data centers in space. The company's systems utilize falling launch costs to take advantage of abundant energy, passive cooling, and high-speed connectivity in space, with around-the-clock solar energy support, enabling clients to build critical infrastructure for the future and avoid permitting constraints on Earth.

Contact Information

Website
www.starcloud.com
Formerly Known As
Lumen Orbit
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 2517 152nd Avenue Northeast
  • Redmond, WA 98052
  • United States
Primary Industry
Systems and Information Management
Other Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Other Hardware
Vertical(s)
CleanTech, Space Technology, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Corporate Office
  • 2517 152nd Avenue Northeast
  • Redmond, WA 98052
  • United States

Starcloud Timeline

20252026
Financing RoundCaptured Employee CountEstimated Employee Growth

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Starcloud Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
8. Early Stage VC (Series A) 21-Aug-2026 $420M Completed Generating Revenue
7. Secondary Transaction - Private 01-Jan-2026 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Accelerator/Incubator 28-Mar-2025 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Early Stage VC (Series A) 03-Mar-2025 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Seed Round 11-Dec-2024 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Accelerator/Incubator 15-May-2024 Completed Startup
2. Seed Round 29-Jan-2024 $2.4M $2.52M Completed Startup
1. Seed Round $124K $124K Completed Startup
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Starcloud Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series A-3
Series A-4
Seed-1
Seed-2 3,577,328 $0.000010 $0.68 $0.68 1x $0.68 14.45%
Seed-3 1,036,270 $0.000010 $0.12 $0.12 1x $0.12 4.19%
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Starcloud Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of power and cooling systems designed to create cost-competitive, sustainable, and rapidly scalable data cente
Systems and Information Management
Redmond, WA
25 As of 2026

Pasadena, CA
 

Houston, TX
 
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Starcloud Competitors (2)

One of Starcloud’s 2 competitors is Sophia Space, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Pasadena, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Sophia Space Venture Capital-Backed Pasadena, CA
Axiom Space Private Equity-Backed Houston, TX
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Starcloud Patents

  • 2

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • Granted

  • 2

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Starcloud Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
WO-2026055239-A1 Orbital data center Pending 03-Sep-2024
US-20260313861-A1 Thermal regulation of high power spacecraft electronics via encapsulation in phase change material Pending 10-Apr-2024

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Starcloud Investors (77)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Adjacent (New York) Venture Capital Minority
arc Investors Venture Capital Minority
Batch Ventures (California) Venture Capital Minority
Benchmark Capital PE-Backed Company Minority
Benchmark Opportunity Partners Real Estate Minority
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Starcloud FAQs

  • When was Starcloud founded?

    Starcloud was founded in 2024.

  • Where is Starcloud headquartered?

    Starcloud is headquartered in Redmond, WA.

  • What is the size of Starcloud?

    Starcloud has 25 total employees.

  • What industry is Starcloud in?

    Starcloud’s primary industry is Systems and Information Management.

  • Is Starcloud a private or public company?

    Starcloud is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Starcloud?

    The current valuation of Starcloud is .

  • What is Starcloud’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Starcloud is .

  • How much funding has Starcloud raised over time?

    Starcloud has raised $447M.

  • Who are Starcloud’s investors?

    Adjacent (New York), arc Investors, Batch Ventures (California), Benchmark Capital, and Benchmark Opportunity Partners are 5 of 77 investors who have invested in Starcloud.

  • Who are Starcloud’s competitors?

    Sophia Space and Axiom Space are competitors of Starcloud.

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