Starcloud

Starcloud is building data centers in space, to address the AI energy need.

AI infrastructure and computeClimate and energyDeveloper tools and cloudY CombinatorPlug and Play

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Starcloud | 18 days from X account to first raise on record

@starcloud_·Raised $433M in 4 sourced rounds·1 signal before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

1. August 21, 2026
   Series A · $250M · $2.3B valuation
   MManhattan West Ventures (lead), 7776, BBenchmark, CCedar Capital, CCisco, EEQT, GGoanna Capital, NNFX, NNvidia, SSoma Capital, SStandard Capital
   Source: techcrunch.com
2. March 30, 2026
   Series A · $170M · $1.1B valuation
   BBenchmark (lead), EEQT Ventures (lead)
   Source: techcrunch.com
3. December 11, 2024
   Seed · $11M · $40M valuation
   NNFX (lead), Aa16z scout fund, FFuse.VC, SSequoia Scout, SSoma Capital
   Source: techcrunch.com
4. March 11, 2024
   Pre Seed · $2.4M
   NNebular (lead), EEverywhere Ventures, SSequoia, TTiny VC
   Source: techcrunch.com
5. February 22, 2024
   X account created
6. July 2, 2004
   Website created
7. Date unknown
   Round · $500K*
   YY Combinator
   Source: ycombinator.com
8. Date unknown
   PPlug and Play · accelerator or program
   Source: public.dxp.playbook.vc

Founders and team

• PJ
  Philip Johnston Co-Founder & CEO

  @johnstonphil · LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
• EF
  Ezra Feilden Co-Founder & CTO

  @ezrafeilden · LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
• AO
  Adi Oltean Co-Founder and Chief Engineer

  LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com

Investors

• 7776
• Aa16z scout fund
• AAdjacent
• BBenchmarklead investor
• CCedar Capital
• CCisco
• EEQT
• EEQT Ventureslead investor
• EEverywhere Ventures
• FFuse.VC
• GGoanna Capital
• IIQT
• MManhattan West Ventureslead investor
• NNebularlead investor
• NNFXlead investor
• NNVentures (Nvidia)
• NNvidia
• PPlug and Playaccelerator
• SSequoia
• SSequoia Scout
• SSeven Seven Six
• SSoma Capital
• SStandard Capital
• TTiny VC
• YY Combinatoraccelerator

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