Orbital
Builds space-based data centers intended to provide compute infrastructure beyond Earth, backed by a $5 million undisclosed funding round.
Overview
Orbital is developing space data centers, positioning itself as an infrastructure company for compute capacity outside traditional terrestrial facilities. Its target market is customers seeking data-center resources for demanding digital workloads, with a model differentiated by deploying infrastructure in orbit. The company raised $5 million in an undisclosed round announced in June 2026. The financing was framed around an e-scooter founder’s move into space-based computing infrastructure, giving the startup early capital to pursue a technically ambitious data-center platform.
Funding History
How an e-scooter founder raised $5 million to build space data centers
Frequently Asked Questions
- How much has Orbital raised in total?
- Orbital has raised a total of $5M across 1 funding round.
- Who are Orbital's investors?
- Orbital's investors include Antler, a16z Speedrun, Anti Fund, Basis Set, Human Element, and 10 others.
- What does Orbital do?
- Orbital is developing space data centers, positioning itself as an infrastructure company for compute capacity outside traditional terrestrial facilities. Its target market is customers seeking data-center resources for demanding digital workloads, with a model differentiated by deploying infrastructure in orbit. The company raised $5 million in an undisclosed round announced in June 2026. The financing was framed around an e-scooter founder’s move into space-based computing infrastructure, giving the startup early capital to pursue a technically ambitious data-center platform.
- Where is Orbital headquartered?
- Orbital is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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