Nscale Raises $2B, Adds Sandberg and Clegg to Board
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- Nscale raised $2 billion in a Series C led by Aker and 8090 Industries at a $14.6 billion valuation, which the company calls "the largest in European history"
- Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg were added to Nscale's board, with The Stack noting they are "Meta alumni"
- Nvidia backed the round, according to Reuters, CNBC, and Capital Brief headlines, deepening its investment in AI infrastructure providers
- Nscale is described as a UK-based AI hyperscaler/data center developer building "AI factory" infrastructure, per ComputerWeekly and Pulse 2.0
- 8090 Industries co-led the round alongside Aker, with coverage from FT, Telegraph, and The Times framing this as a marquee UK AI infrastructure play
Why it matters: Nvidia's backing plus the addition of two of Meta's most senior former executives signals that Nscale is being positioned as a transatlantic AI infrastructure heavyweight, not just a regional data center play — the $14.6B valuation and 'largest European round' framing lock that in as the consensus story across 25+ outlets.
