The Money TrailMarch 31, 2026via SiliconAngle
Space data center startup Starcloud raises $170M at $1.1B valuation
Why it matters
As terrestrial data center capacity becomes constrained and power-limited, orbital AI infrastructure is moving from moonshot to fundable business. Starcloud's $1.1B valuation reflects investor belief that space-based compute solves the energy and cooling bottlenecks choking AI scaling on Earth.
Key signals
- Starcloud raised $170M in two tranches
- Company valued at $1.1B post-money
- Plans to build 5-gigawatt AI data center in orbit
- Benchmark led first transaction and co-led second with EQT
- Round included 6+ additional investors including Monolith Power
- Published March 31, 2026
The hook
$170M. That's what just went into building AI compute in space—and it signals where the real infrastructure battle is headed.
Starcloud Inc., a startup that hopes to build a 5-gigawatt artificial intelligence data center in orbit, has closed a $170 million funding round. The company raised the capital in two tranches. Benchmark led the first transaction and co-led the second with EQT. The firms were joined by more than a half-dozen others, including Monolith Power […]
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