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Philip Johnston

British entrepreneur and co-founder/CEO of Starcloud, developing orbital data centers for AI compute. Previously co-founded Opontia (acquired by Perfection in 2023) and worked as an algorithmic trader at BNP Paribas and an associate at McKinsey & Company. Holds degrees from Columbia, Wharton, and Harvard Kennedy School. Starcloud became Y Combinator's fastest unicorn in March 2026 at a $1.1B valuation.

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    Space compute company building solar-powered data centers that operate in orbit.

    Series A · $170M1 model

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  1. https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/starcloud
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Johnston_(entrepreneur)
  3. https://observer.com/2026/03/starcloud-ceo-philip-johnston-nvidia-space-data-center/

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