Nvidia backs AI data center startup Nscale as it hits $14.6 billion valuation

Nscale raised $2.0 billion at a $14.6 billion valuation in a funding round that included Nvidia. The UK-based startup is building AI infrastructure — data centers and cloud access to compute — and the size of the raise plus Nvidia participation validates demand for AI compute capacity. The funding should accelerate Nscale's buildout and intensify competition in AI infrastructure and cloud compute markets.

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Nscale raised $2.0 billion at a $14.6 billion valuation in a funding round that included Nvidia. The UK-based startup is building AI infrastructure — data centers and cloud access to compute — and the size of the raise plus Nvidia participation validates demand for AI compute capacity. The funding should accelerate Nscale's buildout and intensify competition in AI infrastructure and cloud compute markets.