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Cowboy Space Corporation
Orbital infrastructure company (formerly Aetherflux) building space-based power and data centers.
Stage
series b
Status
private
Coverage
full
Why Cowboy Space Corporation is interesting
Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt targets orbital AI compute — Index led a $275M Series B at $2B with NEA and a16z.
Key facts
- Series B (2026): $275M led by Index Ventures at $2B; NEA, a16z among existing investors (BusinessWire)
- Series A (2025): ~$50M led by Index; a16z participated (TechCrunch)
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Industries
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FAQs about Cowboy Space Corporation
Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.
Cowboy Space Corporation (formerly Aetherflux) is building orbital infrastructure — including space-based solar power and data centers — to deliver energy and compute from orbit. Founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt.
Index Ventures (see /fund/index-ventures) led the ~$50M Series A and $275M Series B. Andreessen Horowitz (see /fund/andreessen-horowitz) and NEA (see /fund/new-enterprise-associates) participated.
Series B ($275M at $2B valuation, 2026) following a ~$50M Series A in 2025. The company remains private.
AI compute demand is straining terrestrial power grids. Cowboy tests whether orbital infrastructure — power and data centers in space — can be a viable long-term answer, though technical and regulatory hurdles are substantial.
No — Cowboy Space Corporation remains a private company.
Last updated: 2026-07-24