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American company
Starcloud, Inc. is a United States-based company that designs, builds, and deploys data centers in space using proprietary technology. In November, 2025, Starcloud launched a satellite with the first NVIDIA H100, which enabled it to train the first AI model in space. In March 2026, Starcloud became the fastest unicorn in Y Combinator history, hitting a $1.1bn valuation just 17 months after completing the program. In August 2026, Starcloud raised an additional $250M at a $2.3Bn valuation, with NVIDIA, Cisco, and Benchmark investing in the round. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: StarcloudA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Curiosities of the SkyThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: The Hunter and the StarcloudCited 6 times
- Go sideways: Philip Johnston (entrepreneur)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Space-based data centerA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
📚 Books worth reading
Curiosities of the SkyGarrett Putman Serviss · 1909
Researches on the evolution of the stellar systems ..T. J. J. See · 1896
The Capture Theory Of Cosmical Evolution, Founded On Dynamical Principles And Illustrated By Phenomena Observed In The Spiral Nebulae, The Planetary ... Clusters And The Star-clouds Of The Milky WayThomas Jefferson Jackson See · 2015
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