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Crusoe Valued at $30.9B After Massive Funding Round
18 Sep
Summary
- Crusoe secured $3.9 billion in funding, reaching a $30.9 billion valuation.
- The company develops modular AI factories for rapid deployment.
- New capital will fund data centers like the one used by OpenAI.
Data center developer Crusoe announced a substantial $3.9 billion Series F funding round, elevating its valuation to $30.9 billion. This significant investment was co-led by Atreides Management, Mubadala Capital, and Valor Equity Partners, with participation from notable investors including Nvidia and GIC.
The fresh capital will support Crusoe's ongoing data center initiatives, such as its large Abilene, Texas site utilized by OpenAI. It will also fund the expansion of its 'Spark' modular AI factories, which can be transported and connected to power sources almost anywhere, bypassing traditional construction hurdles and local community opposition.
Crusoe's business model is diversified, encompassing data center space leasing, GPU rentals, and the sale of compute power for AI inference. This strategy has positioned it as a highly valued AI infrastructure provider, underscored by a recent $13 billion cloud contract with Jane Street.
Founded in 2018 initially for crypto mining using flared natural gas, Crusoe pivoted to AI infrastructure amid soaring demand. The company is reportedly exploring a potential IPO, having met with investment bankers. This latest funding follows a $1.38 billion round in October, just ten months prior.
