星云公司融资1.7亿美元，估值11亿美元，计划在轨道上建设数据中心

Washington-based Starcloud has raised $170 million in Series A funding, reaching a reported valuation of $1.1 billion as it accelerates plans to build GPU-powered data centers in low Earth orbit. The funding round positions the company as the fastest unicorn in Y Combinator’s history, according to its leadership, and underscores rising investor interest in space-based computing infrastructure. Starcloud’s ambition is to move portions of AI and high-performance workloads off Earth entirely, deploying multi-GPU spacecraft that function as orbital data centers powered by solar energy. TAKING DATA CENTERS OFF PLANET Permitting and constructing large-scale data centers on Earth can take years, particularly in regions where power, water usage, and land approvals face regulatory hurdles. …