# Starcloud raises $250M Series A led by Manhattan West

> Starcloud, based in United States, has raised $250M in a Series A led by Manhattan West, announced on 22 August 2026. 13 other investors joined.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/starcloud-series-a-2026-08 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Raised **$250M** 3 sources reported it

Stage **Series A** 2 earlier rounds on record

Investors **14** 1 named as lead

Where **US** United States

AI Aerospace & Space Big Data & Analytics Cloud

## How big is it?

Against every equity round we recorded in the twelve months to 22 August 2026. Ranks count companies, so the same raise reported twice is counted once.

**#200** equity round of the last twelve months

**#17** Series A of 702 in that time

**#140** round in United States, of 1,100

This round **$250M**

Median Series A **$20M**

13 times the median Series A of the last twelve months.

## Who invested

- [**Manhattan West** 2 rounds in the last twelve months *Led*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/manhattan-west)

Also in the round

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)
- [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)
- [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)
- [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark)
- [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)
- [Cedar Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cedar-capital)
- [SOMA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma)
- [Goanna Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goanna-capital)

## Funding history

- August 2026 Series A **$250M**
- April 2026 Series A **$170M**
- February 2025 Seed **$10M**

$430M raised across the 3 rounds we hold.

## Reported by

- TechCrunch 21 August
- Ventureburn 22 August
- Monte Carlo Capital 25 August

The round's figures come from these reports; each link opens the original.

## Other big rounds that week

[**Castelion** $800M Series C](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/castelion-series-c-2026-08)[**Muon Space** $250M Series C](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/muon-space-series-c-2026-08)[**Callosum** $100M Seed](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/callosum-seed-round-2026-08)[**Groq** $350M Series A](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/groq-series-a-2026-08)[**Also** $150M Series D](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/also-series-d-2026-08)[W **Wispr** $280M Series B](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/wispr-series-b-2026-08)

[The company **Starcloud on Millionrounds** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/company/starcloud)[Weekly roundup **Week of 17 August** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/weekly/2026-08-17)[Monthly roundup **August 2026** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-08)

**How this article is made**

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