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Comment: In accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, I disclose that I have been paid by my employer for my contributions to this article. Privatechef (talk) 20:03, 3 April 2026 (UTC)- Comment: At least some of these sources do not support the attached claims. Grayfell (talk) 20:27, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: Sources are still very sloppy, and wording is far, far too promotional. Grayfell (talk) 04:11, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | AI Infrastructure |
| Founded | May 29, 2024 in London, United Kingdom |
| Founder | Josh Payne |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Products | AI Services, AI Private Cloud, AI Factories |
Number of employees | 400+ (2026) |
| Website | nscale.com |
Nscale is a Europe-based technology company specializing in AI-ready data centers and high-performance GPU cloud infrastructure.[1] Headquartered in London, the company was founded in May 2024 by Joshua Payne.[2] As a full-stack hyperscaler, Nscale delivers scalable and sustainable infrastructure to support compute demands of artificial intelligence, machine learning and high-performance computing projects.[3]
History
[edit]Nscale was incorporated on May 29, 2024, by co-founders Josh Payne and Nathan Townsend.[4]
Since its founding, Nscale has built partnerships with Nokia, OpenAI, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and others.[5][6][7]
In December 2024, the company closed its Series A investment round at $155 million.[8] In September 2025, Nscale raised $1.1 billion in Series B funding, recognized as one of the largest rounds in Europe.[9] By October 2025, Nscale secured $433 million in a pre-Series C SAFE funding round.[10]
In March 2026, Nscale raised $2 billion in Series C funding as former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg, former Yahoo! president Susan Decker, and former U.K. deputy prime minister Nick Clegg joined Nscale’s board of directors.[11]
Partnerships & Projects
[edit]In September 2025, Nscale signed a deal with Microsoft to provide and distribute approximately 200,000 Nvidia GB300 GPUs to various data centers, with more than half going to the cryptocurrency firm Ionic Digital in Texas.[12]
In September 2025, Nscale announced it would establish Stargate UK, a UK infrastructure platform across multiple sites in the UK.[11]
In October 2025, Nscale partnered with Vast Data to deploy its AI Operating System, supporting scaling 300,000 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GPUs globally.[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Nscale explained: Everything you need to know | Computer Weekly". ComputerWeekly.com. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ Kanetkar, Riddhi. "Exclusive: Read the 9-page memo hyperscaler startup Nscale used to raise a $155 million Series A". Business Insider. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ "AI data center builder Nscale nabs $155M investment". SiliconANGLE. 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ "Nscale explained: Everything you need to know | Computer Weekly". ComputerWeekly.com. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ Novet, Ryan Browne,Jordan (2025-09-17). "AI startup Nscale came out of nowhere and is blowing away Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang". CNBC. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Fortson, Danny (2025-09-20). "UK's AI dream hinges on a start-up that has never built a data centre". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ Ghaffary, Shirin; Nair, Dinesh; King, Ian; Bass, Dina (September 11, 2025). "OpenAI, Nvidia CEOs to Announce UK Data Center Investments". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Nscale secures $155m series A funding to drive AI infrastructure growth". Capacity. 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ Carroll, Jim (2025-09-25). "Nscale Raises Record $1.1B Series B to Build Global AI Data Centers". Converge Digest. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ Butler, Georgia (2026-04-02). "Nscale closes $433m pre-Series C SAFE funding round". www.datacenterdynamics.com. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- 1 2 Heim, Anna (2026-03-09). "Sandberg, Clegg join Nscale board as this 'Stargate Norway' startup hits $14.6B valuation". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ Szkutak, Rebecca (2025-10-15). "Nscale inks massive AI infrastructure deal with Microsoft". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ "Nscale and VAST Data Partner to Build Global AI Infrastructure". Techerati. 2025-11-04. Retrieved 2026-04-03.