Jensen Huang Calls Algorithms the New Asset Class; Space Data Center Startup Starcloud Hits $1B Valuation
santoshpanda · x · 2026-08-06
The author shared insights from a Y Combinator podcast episode, quoting NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's core perspective: algorithms are the new asset class. Huang noted that NVIDIA realized early on that building a great company isn't just about creating great chips, but about accelerating specific algorithm domains.
Additionally, the podcast highlighted the latest progress of Starcloud, a space data center startup. In November 2025, the company sent an NVIDIA H100 GPU into orbit and trained the first large language model in space. Starcloud has since raised $200 million, achieved a billion-dollar valuation just 17 months after its YC Demo Day, and filed with the FCC to deploy 88,000 more satellites.
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