{
  "id": 2397478,
  "title": "Space data center startup Starcloud raised a $250M extension, at a $2.3B valuation, to its March $170M Series A; source: Nvidia invested $25M (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/space-data-center-startup-starcloud-raised-a-250m-extension-at-a-2-3b",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-21T15:00:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/starcloud-raises-200-million-for-orbital-data-centers-as-launch-options-dry-up/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Starcloud, a startup developing satellites that can perform AI inference in orbit, told TechCrunch that it has added a $250 million extension to its March $170 million Series A funding round.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}