Philip Johnston
Co-founder and CEO of StarCloud, building space-based data center constellations and advocating for orbital compute economics and infrastructure.
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Mar 11, 2026 • 1h 10min
Data Centers in Space, AI Excavators & Fixing AI Slop | Philip Johnston, Boris Sofman, Spiros Xanthos
Philip Johnston, CEO of StarCloud, builds space-based data centers to rethink compute economics. Boris Sofman, CEO of Bedrock Robotics, retrofits excavators with autonomy to tackle construction labor gaps. Spiros Xanthos, founder of Resolve AI, automates running and debugging production software. They debate orbital compute, autonomous heavy equipment, and the risks of speeding up software with generative AI.
Jan 21, 2026 • 50min
Data Center Debate, with Philip Johnston (CEO of Starcloud)
In this lively discussion, Philip Johnston, CEO and founder of Starcloud, discusses the revolutionary idea of space-based data centers. He highlights how energy and water limitations on Earth are driving the need for off-planet compute solutions. Philip reveals the outcomes of running an NVIDIA H100 in orbit and dives into the economics of launching GPUs into space. He also addresses national security concerns regarding who will control future compute capacities, positioning Starcloud as a leader in this burgeoning field.
