Starcloud reports $250 million extension for orbital AI-compute buildout

Starcloud said it raised a $250 million Series A extension at a $2.3 billion post-money valuation, bringing its reported total capital raised since founding to $450 million. The company said Manhattan West led the round, with existing investors participating alongside new investors including NVIDIA and Cisco Investments. Starcloud said it will use the capital for manufacturing capacity, engineering work with NVIDIA and future launch allocation. Its Starcloud-2 satellite is planned for launch later in 2026, according to the report.