Nvidia backs AI data center startup Nscale as it hits $14.6B valuation
- Nvidia leads the Series C round, signaling its strategic push into AI infrastructure beyond just GPUs.
- Nscale raises $2 billion, complementing its earlier $1.1 b Series B and $1.4 b term loan, to expand end‑to‑end data‑center services across Europe, North America, and Asia.
- Sheryl Sandberg, Nick Clegg, Susan Decker join the board, bringing Meta, political and media expertise to steer the fast‑growing startup.
- Microsoft and OpenAI partnerships—$14 b expanded deal and a Norway “Stargate” hub—show Nscale’s emerging position as a cloud‑agnostic AI‑compute platform.
Nvidia‑backed AI data‑center startup Nscale secured $2 billion in a Series C at a $14.6 billion valuation, adding new board members from Meta, UK government and Yahoo, and cementing its role as a vertically‑integrated player in the global AI infrastructure boom.
