Startup Starcloud has emerged as a new player in the advanced technology race after successfully raising $170 million in a funding round led by Benchmark and EQT Ventures. This boosted its valuation to approximately $1.1 billion, a clear sign of growing investor confidence in space infrastructure solutions to meet the accelerating demand for AI technologies.
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