# Starcloud funding: rounds and investors > Starcloud has raised $430M across 3 rounds since 2025. Investors include Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/starcloud (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Starcloud* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 18 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Aerospace & Space AI Big Data & Analytics Cloud Raised 2 months ago Follow Starcloud and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fstarcloud) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$430M** raised across 3 rounds since 2025, from 9 sources **$10M** Seed **$170M** Series A **$250M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $250M Aug 2026 - **Led by:** Manhattan West - **Step-up i:** 1.5× - **Investors:** 18 (3 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2025 2026 **$10M** Seed **$170M** Series A **$250M** Series A - **First round:** Seed, $10M - **Biggest round:** $250M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 14 months ## The rounds - **Aug 2026** Series A **$250M** *7 new* *8 returning* [Manhattan West](https://millionrounds.com/fund/manhattan-west) Lead [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [NFX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nfx) [EQT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-ventures) [Cisco Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-investments) [Seven Seven Six](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seven-seven-six) [Standard Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/standard-capital) [SOMA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma) [Cedar Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cedar-capital) [Goanna Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goanna-capital) Reported by Monte Carlo Capital and 2 others - **Apr 2026** Series A **$170M** *6 new* *4 returning* [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) Lead [EQT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-ventures) Lead [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [NFX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nfx) [Macquarie Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/macquarie-capital) [Manhattan West](https://millionrounds.com/fund/manhattan-west) [776 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/776-ventures) Reported by Monte Carlo Capital and 4 others - **Feb 2025** Seed **$10M** *5 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [468 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/468-capital) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Starcloud's own website: 3 founders, 9 on the team. **Philip Johnston** Co-Founder & CEO **Adi Oltean** Co-Founder & Chief Engineer **Ezra Feilden** Co-Founder & CTO - **Dean Benjamin** Chief of Staff - **Peter Potecha** Head of Strategy & Growth - **Arman Pithawala** Software engineer - **Bailey Montaño** Engineering manager - **Cristian Pop** Principal Software Engineer - **Miguel Rivera** Engineering Operations Lead - **Parker Shaw** Senior Software Engineer - **Sam Derochers** Senior Manufacturing Engineer - **Stephen Carlson** Senior Electrical Engineer ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2025 **Series A** 2026 **Series A** 2026 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) L [EQT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-ventures) L [Manhattan West](https://millionrounds.com/fund/manhattan-west) L [NFX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nfx) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [468 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/468-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **3** rounds [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **3** rounds [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **3** rounds [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator **3** rounds [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [EQT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [Manhattan West](https://millionrounds.com/fund/manhattan-west) Family office **2** rounds, led 1 [NFX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nfx) VC firm **2** rounds [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) Company **1** round [468 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/468-capital) VC firm **1** round [Cisco Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-investments) Corporate VC **1** round [Seven Seven Six](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seven-seven-six) VC firm **1** round [Macquarie Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/macquarie-capital) Investment bank **1** round [Standard Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/standard-capital) VC firm **1** round [SOMA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma) VC firm **1** round [776 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/776-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Cedar Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cedar-capital) VC firm **1** round [Goanna Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goanna-capital) Private equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=starcloud). ## Also claim to have backed them These 20 firms list Starcloud as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [FUSE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fuse) VC firm Per its own site [Link Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/link-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Ground Up Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ground-up-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [ABCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abcapital) Asset manager Per its own site [Propeller Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/propeller-inc) VC firm Per its own site [Dunamu & Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dunamu-and-partners) Corporate VC Per its own site [Foreword Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foreword-fund) VC firm Per its own site [Phosphor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phosphor-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Ripple Impact Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ripple-impact-investments) Growth equity Per its own site [Sterling Road](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sterling-road) VC firm Per its own site [Taurus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/taurus-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [The MBA Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-mba-fund) VC firm Per its own site [trac.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trac-vc) VC firm Per its own site [Bolour Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bolour-group) Investment firm Per its own site [Capital Human](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-human) VC firm Per its own site [Foreword VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foreword-vc) Investor Per its own site [Humans](https://millionrounds.com/fund/humans) Venture studio Per its own site [Integra Groupe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/integra-groupe) VC firm Per its own site [Inventive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventive-capital) Family office Per its own site [Wyld VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wyld-vc) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Starcloud ### Who invested in Starcloud? Starcloud's investors include Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Plug and Play and Benchmark, and 13 more on record. Manhattan West led its latest round. ### How much has Starcloud raised? Starcloud has raised $430M across 3 rounds since 2025. ### When did Starcloud last raise? Starcloud's most recent round was a Series A of $250M in Aug 2026, led by Manhattan West. ### What was Starcloud's biggest round? Its most recent round, $250M in Aug 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Starcloud first? Starcloud's first round on record, in Feb 2025, was backed by Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz and 2 others. ### What stage is Starcloud at? Starcloud's latest named round is a Series A, in Aug 2026. ### Where is Starcloud based? Starcloud is based in the United States. ### Who led Starcloud's rounds? Benchmark led the Series A in 2026; Manhattan West led the Series A in 2026. ## Companies like Starcloud In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Laza Medical** $160M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/laza-medical)[**Journify** $12M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/journify)[**Nooks** $543M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nooks)[**e2e** $8.0M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/e2e)[**Guava** $13M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/guava)[**Applied Compute** $580M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-compute) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app