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Starcloud Funding Rounds & Valuation History (2024–2026)

Private Valuation & Funding Round Tracker · Starcloud

Starcloud funding rounds & valuation history

Starcloud (formerly Lumen Orbit), the Redmond, Washington company building data centers in space, which launched its first NVIDIA-equipped satellite in November 2025. Funding from the Seed (Dec 2024) to the Series A extension (Aug 2026), sourced to Starcloud via Business Wire, DCD, TechCrunch and GeekWire.

Last updated: (IST). Every figure re-checked against the linked sources that day. Rows: 4 Currency: US$, nominal
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Last closed round Closed
$2.3B
$250M Series A extension, Aug 2026
Raised in rounds listed
$441M
Sum of 4 closed rounds with a disclosed amount (GNF calc.)
Largest round
$250M
Series A extension, Aug 2026
Closed rounds listed
4
Dec 2024 to Aug 2026

Round history

Newest first. Dashed badges and striped rows are not closed transactions. “—” means the source does not disclose the figure or it cannot be computed on the same basis; see the note in each row.

Showing 4 of 4 rows
Starcloud funding rounds, Dec 2024 to Aug 2026
DateStatusRoundAmountLead / buyerValuationVal. ÷ run-rateSource
Closed round
Series A extensionNew investors included NVIDIA and Cisco Investments; existing investors Benchmark, EQT, Soma, NFX and 776 took part (DCD).
$250M
Manhattan West
$2.3BPost-money, stated by Starcloud2.09× vs prior closed
—Not disclosedNo run-rate stated in the announcement
Starcloud via Business Wire, 21 Aug 2026Also: DCD, 21 Aug 2026
Closed round
Series ARaised in two tranches: Benchmark led the first, Benchmark and EQT co-led the second (Starcloud).
$170M
BenchmarkWith: EQT Ventures
$1.1BStated by Starcloud (valuation basis not specified)
—Not disclosedNo run-rate stated in the announcement
Starcloud via Business Wire, 30 Mar 2026Also: TechCrunch, 30 Mar 2026
Closed round
Seed extension (SAFE)Raised as a SAFE at the same time as the rename from Lumen Orbit (GeekWire).
$10M
—Not disclosed
Not disclosedNo company valuation stated by the source
—Not disclosedNo run-rate stated in the announcement
GeekWire, 26 Feb 2025
Closed round
SeedRaised as Lumen Orbit. Investors included NFX, Y Combinator, FUSE and Soma Capital (GeekWire).
$11M
—Not disclosed
Not disclosedNo company valuation stated by the source
—Not disclosedNo run-rate stated in the announcement
TechCrunch, 11 Dec 2024Also: GeekWire, 26 Feb 2025
Step-up = valuation ÷ the prior closed valuation (GNF calc.), shown only where both figures were stated or reported and neither is a lower bound.

Valuation at each closed round

Valuations as stated or reported at each closed round with a disclosed figure; talks, tenders and filings are not plotted.

Sources: Starcloud via Business Wire, DCD, TechCrunch, GeekWire. US$ billions, linear scale.

Timeline

Each round and share sale, oldest first.

  1. 11 Dec 2024 · Closed

    Seed: $11M.

  2. 26 Feb 2025 · Closed

    Seed extension (SAFE): $10M.

  3. 30 Mar 2026 · Closed

    Series A: $170M at $1.1B led by Benchmark.

  4. 21 Aug 2026 · Closed

    Series A extension: $250M at $2.3B led by Manhattan West.

Still private: Starcloud has not filed for an IPO and has not been acquired. NVIDIA and Cisco Investments joined as minority investors in Aug 2026.

Cite this dataset

Free to quote with a link back. Copy this citation:

Starcloud Funding Rounds & Valuation History. Private Valuation & Funding Round Tracker, GrowthNavigateFunding.net, updated 14 Nov 2026. https://growthnavigatefunding.net/funding/starcloud/

Download the data

The same 4 rows as the table: numeric US$ columns, empty cells where a figure is not disclosed, and a source URL for every row.

File
starcloud-rounds.csv (UTF-8, comma-separated)
Stable URL
https://growthnavigatefunding.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/starcloud-rounds.csv
Columns
id, date, date_precision, status, transaction_type, round, amount_usd_low, amount_usd_high, lead_or_buyer, co_leads, valuation_usd_low, valuation_usd_high, valuation_basis, valuation_to_run_rate_multiple, multiple_bound, multiple_basis, step_up_vs_prior_closed, price_per_share_usd_low, price_per_share_usd_high, shares, source, source_url, other_source_urls, notes, last_updated
Updated
(IST)
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Methodology & status definitions

How each row is labelled and calculated.

Closed round

A primary round announced by the company or confirmed in the press, bringing new money to the company.

Valuation ÷ run-rate

Post-money valuation ÷ the run-rate the company stated in that announcement (GNF calc.). Where the run-rate is “crossed” or “over” a figure, the multiple is shown as “under X×”. No row qualifies here unless shown, so no multiple is invented.

What is not a separate row

The $2.4M pre-seed (2024; GeekWire mention only), grants, debt and launch or customer agreements.

Updates & corrections

This page stays at one address and is updated in place; the “Last updated” date above drives the citation and the dataset metadata. Corrections: hello@growthnavigatefunding.net. Informational only; not investment advice.

Changelog

  • : Dataset first compiled (AI-50 batch, not yet published).

Sources

  1. Starcloud (Business Wire): Starcloud Raises $250 Million at $2.3 Billion Valuation to Scale AI with Orbital Data Centers, 21 Aug 2026
  2. DatacenterDynamics: Starcloud closes $250m Series A extension at $2.3bn valuation to scale AI on orbital data centers, Aug 2026
  3. Starcloud (Business Wire): Starcloud Raises $170M Series A at $1.1bn Valuation Led by Benchmark and EQT Ventures, 30 Mar 2026 (corrected 2 Apr 2026)
  4. TechCrunch: Starcloud raises $170 million Series A to build data centers in space, 30 Mar 2026
  5. GeekWire: Lumen Orbit changes its name to Starcloud and raises $10M for space data centers, 26 Feb 2025
  6. TechCrunch: 200 VCs wanted to get into Lumen Orbit’s $11M seed round, 11 Dec 2024