Orbital

Summary active Updated Jul 3, 2026

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Location Los Angeles, California
Founded 2025
Latest Stage Pre-Seed
Total Raised USD 5M
Sector
space AI-infrastructure data-centers

Investors

a16z-speedrun pre-seed (2026)

Founders

Euwyn Poon Co-Founder & CEO

About

Orbital is a Los Angeles-based startup developing orbital AI data centers designed to operate on solar power in low-Earth orbit 123. Founded by Euwyn Poon, who previously co-founded micromobility company Spin (acquired by Ford), the company plans to deploy satellite constellations containing clusters of NVIDIA-powered GPU servers 12. Orbital emerged from a16z’s Speedrun accelerator program in May 2026 and closed a USD 5M oversubscribed pre-seed round announced June 9, 2026 23. Its first test mission, Orbital-1, is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in April 2027 12.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-06-09 Pre-Seed USD 5M a16z Speedrun Basis Set, Human Element, Wayfinder, Antler, Anti Fund, Ascent, Rubik, Zero Knowledge Ventures, LYVC, Feld Ventures, New Legacy, FNDR, UpHonest, Asterisk 234

What Investors Say

No verified investor quotes available at this time.

What Founders Say

“We will get to full scale when Starship comes online. The price of the Falcon 9 makes this not economically feasible.” — Euwyn Poon, Co-Founder & CEO, Orbital, quoted in TechCrunch, June 9, 2026 2

Sources

  1. SiliconANGLE, “AI satellite constellation startup Orbital gets funded by a16z to verify space-based data center concept,” April 14, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://siliconangle.com/2026/04/14/ai-satellite-constellation-startup-orbital-gets-funded-andreessen-horowitz-verify-space-based-data-center-concept/↩↩↩

  2. TechCrunch, “Spin founder raises USD 5 million to build space data centers,” June 9, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/09/how-an-e-scooter-founder-raised-5-million-to-build-space-data-centers/↩↩↩↩↩↩

  3. GlobeNewswire, “Orbital Raises Oversubscribed USD 5M Pre-Seed Round to Build AI Data Centers in Space,” June 9, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/06/09/3308756/0/en/orbital-raises-oversubscribed-5m-pre-seed-round-to-build-ai-data-centers-in-space.html↩↩↩

  4. citybiz, “Euwyn Poon’s Orbital Raises USD 5M to Build Data Centers in Space,” June 9, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://www.citybiz.co/article/858361/euwyn-poons-orbital-raises-5m-to-build-data-centers-in-space/↩