Starcloud

Orbital data centers powering AI off-planet

Series A
Seattle, USA
Founded 2020

About

Starcloud, founded in 2020 and headquartered in Seattle, pioneers orbital data centers by deploying satellites integrated with high-performance Nvidia H100 GPUs to provide scalable AI compute infrastructure off-planet. Their solar-powered orbital data centers aim to offload power-hungry AI workloads from Earth, reducing terrestrial data center constraints. Starcloud operates a Compute-as-a-Service business model targeting cloud providers and AI enterprises, accelerating AI scalability through energy-efficient, space-based hardware.

Products

  • Starcloud-1 — Early-stage data center in space enabling scalable compute powered by continuous solar energy and radiative cooling.
    Customer sectors: hyperscale cloud providers, AI researchers, satellite operators
  • Starcloud-2 — Mid-generation space data center platform offering greater compute scale without terrestrial constraints or permitting delays.
    Customer sectors: hyperscale cloud providers, AI infrastructure teams, government agencies
  • Starcloud-3 — Advanced space-based data center solution designed for gigawatt-scale AI training clusters with sustainable energy use.
    Customer sectors: AI research labs, hyperscale cloud providers, defense contractors
  • Starcloud-4 — Next-gen hyperscale space data center platform facilitating rapid deployment and expansion of AI compute resources.
    Customer sectors: AI enterprise, cloud service providers, space tech companies
  • Data centers in space platform — Platform to deploy and operate hyperscale data centers in space harnessing solar power and radiative cooling for AI workloads.
    Customer sectors: cloud providers, AI infrastructure, space industry

Market research & competitive positioning

Source-backed TAM / SAM / SOM sizing, displacement analysis, and an interactive peer positioning map for Starcloud — available to members.

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