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Starcloud, a Y Combinator alumnus, has reached unicorn status with a $1 billion valuation, raising $200 million in total. They plan to launch their first satellite with an Nvidia H100 GPU and follow up with Starcloud 3, a 200kW spacecraft for SpaceXs Starship. Despite investor hype for orbital data centers, risks include unproven hardware and high upfront costs. Starcloud aims to match ground ops power costs and launch prices, with a focus on energy infrastructure in space.

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