Cowboy Space Corporation
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Cowboy Space Corporation (formerly Aetherflux) is a San Carlos, CA-based space infrastructure company building vertically integrated infrastructure to power and run AI compute in orbit — spanning launch vehicles, space-based power, and in-orbit compute 123. Founded in 2024 by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt, the company unveiled its new “Cowboy Space” name alongside the Series B announcement and plans to launch its first satellite later in 2026 to demonstrate space-to-Earth power beaming 12. The $275M Series B announced May 11, 2026 at a $2B valuation was led by Index Ventures, with new investors IVP, Blossom Capital, and SAIC joining existing backers Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Construct Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Interlagos, and founder Baiju Bhatt 123.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2026-05-11 | Series B | $275M (at $2B val) | Index Ventures | IVP, Blossom Capital, SAIC, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Construct Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Interlagos, Baiju Bhatt 123 |
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BusinessWire, “Cowboy Space Corporation Raises $275M Series B For Vertically-Integrated Orbital Data Centers and Rockets,” May 11, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260508036993/en/Cowboy-Space-Corporation-Raises-%24275M-Series-B-For-Vertically-Integrated-Orbital-Data-Centers-and-Rockets↩↩↩↩
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TechCrunch, “There aren’t enough rockets for space data centers — Cowboy Space raised $275M to build them,” May 11, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/there-arent-enough-rockets-for-space-data-centers-cowboy-space-raised-275-million-to-build-them/↩↩↩↩
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Bloomberg, “Cowboy Space Raises $275 Million to Build Data Centers in Orbit,” May 11, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-11/robinhood-billionaire-bhatt-s-cowboy-space-raises-275-million↩↩↩