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Updated · TechCrunch · Sep 4
Nscale Seeks $3.5 Billion Pre-IPO Funding as Nvidia Weighs $2 Billion Financing
Updated
Updated · TechCrunch · Sep 4

Nscale Seeks $3.5 Billion Pre-IPO Funding as Nvidia Weighs $2 Billion Financing

3 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Sep 4

Summary

  • $3.5 billion in new financing is under discussion at Nscale ahead of a possible IPO later this month, with Bloomberg reporting plans for $1.5 billion of convertible notes plus $2 billion from Nvidia.
  • Nvidia is already a backer, having joined Nscale’s $1.1 billion Series B in March, a round the British AI infrastructure startup called the largest Series B in European history after a $155 million Series A in December 2024.
  • The fundraising push comes as AI infrastructure groups race to lock in capital and compute demand, with Nscale recently signing an Anthropic deal worth about $45 billion.
  • Nscale has also told potential investors it has roughly $103 billion in revenue tied to that deal, though The Information said the figure reflects projected income from signed customer leases rather than current sales.

Insights

With a $103 billion revenue projection based on leases, is Nscale's upcoming IPO a brilliant financial maneuver or an AI infrastructure bubble?
Can a two-year-old startup truly deliver on a $45 billion promise to Anthropic using unreleased Nvidia chips by 2027?
How will Nscale power its massive new data centers without triggering an energy crisis for local communities relying on the same grid?