轨道数据中心初创公司Starcloud完成了2.5亿美元的补充融资，公司估值由此达到23亿美元1。这笔资金将用于扩大其位于华盛顿州Woodinville的制造设施，并推进Starcloud-3这一最大型轨道数据中心航天器的开发工作1。该航天器计划在SpaceX的Starship火箭上发射。Nvidia投资了2500万美元参与本轮融资1。
该融资补充来自公司3月份完成的1.7亿美元A轮融资1。Starcloud已向美国联邦通信委员会申请许可运营88,000颗航天器1，并计划于2027年通过拼车飞行方式发射两颗Starcloud-2卫星1。公司CEO Philip Johnston表示，由于火箭发射容量供应紧张，公司需要提前预订大量发射能力，他警示称"如果2029年无法预订任何SpaceX发射容量，这对我们来说将很有挑战"1。目前Starcloud拥有25名员工1。
Starcloud, a startup developing orbital data centers, has raised $250 million in supplemental funding to expand manufacturing capabilities and accelerate development of its largest spacecraft, according to the company's latest financing round 1. The funding values the company at $2.3 billion, building on a $170 million Series A round completed in March 1. Nvidia participated in this round with a $25 million investment 1.
The capital will support production expansion at the company's 100,000-square-foot facility in Woodinville, Washington, and advance the Starcloud-3 orbital data center spacecraft, which is slated to launch aboard SpaceX's Starship rocket 1. Starcloud has also applied for Federal Communications Commission approval to operate 88,000 spacecraft 1. The company plans to launch two Starcloud-2 satellites via rideshare flights in 2027 1.
CEO Philip Johnston highlighted the strategic urgency behind the funding, noting that securing launch capacity well in advance has become essential as rocket availability tightens 1. "If we cannot book any SpaceX launch capacity by 2029, that will be very challenging for us," Johnston stated 1. Starcloud currently operates with a team of 25 employees 1.
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