On March 30, 2026, Starcloud, Inc closed the transaction. The company has received $170,000,000 co-led by new investors Benchmark and EQT Ventures. The round was split into two tranches.
The transaction includes participation from new investors Monolithic Power Systems, Inc., Macquarie Capital, 776 Management, LLC, Manhattan West Asset Management, LLC, Adjacent, Carya Venture Partners, GSBackers, Link Equity Partners, LLC, Harpoon Ventures Management, LLC, New Vista Capital, returning investors NFX Capital Management, LLC, Y Combinator Management, LLC, Fuse Ventures Management, LLC, Nebular Venture Capital, Soma Capital Management, LLC, 3C AGI Partners, Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company, Wyld VC, Taurus Ventures GP, LLC, angel investors including Kevin Johnson, Stephen Wilson, Dennis Muilenburg and other investors. Chetan Puttagunta of Benchmark joins company's board of directors as a part of the transaction. The company raised funding at a post-money valuation of $1,100,000,000.
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. specializes in the design, manufacture and marketing of high-performance semiconductor-based power electronics solutions. The group's products include power modules, power management solutions (power converters, regulators, voltage supervisory systems, integrated circuits, Power over Ethernet, gate drivers, controllers, USB power systems, power distribution systems, etc.), AC/DC converters, analog components, sensors, inductors and battery management solutions. Net sales break down by market as follows:
- IT and data storage (51.5%): components and devices used in storage networks, computers, printers, servers and workstations;
- automotive (21.2%): solutions for infotainment applications and advanced driver assistance and connectivity systems;
- telecommunications (11.1%): components and devices used in network and telecommunications infrastructures, routers, modems and wireless applications;
- consumer electronics (9.1%): components for set-top boxes, monitors, game consoles, lighting systems, chargers, household appliances, mobile phones, wearables, GPS, TVs, stereos and cameras;
- industrial applications (7.1%): solutions for power generators, security systems, point-of-sale systems, smart meters and other industrial equipment.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (3.5%), China (55.3%), Taiwan (19.7%), South Korea (9.1%), Southeast Asia (5.3%), Europe (4.1%) and Japan (3%).
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