Cowboy Space

Overview

Cowboy Space builds orbital power and compute infrastructure using satellites, rockets, solar power, and on-orbit GPU data centers for AI workloads in Low Earth Orbit.

Part of the El Segundo ecosystem

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Timeline

1. May 2026Funding Rounduk.finance.yahoo.com ↗

   $275M Series B led by Index Ventures.