Nscale — Startup Profile

Hyperscale AI infrastructure powered for Europe and beyond

HQ: London, UK | Founded: 2020 | Employees: Not publicly disclosed | Stage: Venture-backed | Website: https://www.nscale.com

About

Nscale develops AI cloud and data center systems, combining computing power, power, and deployment capacity for model training and running AI models.

The Take

Nscale illustrates how the AI systems market is moving toward integrated computing power, power, and facilities rather than software alone. Its growth opportunity is enormous, but the model requires heavy cdeveloper toolstal, day-to-day execution, and customer commitments that can be exposed to hardware cycles.

Key Metrics

• Founded: 2020
• Founders: Erik Bernhardsson; Akshat Bubna
• Latest signal: Nscale raises $2B Series C at $14.6B valuation
• Products: 3

Funding Rounds

• Round: $2B (2026-03) — Aker ASA
• Round: $155M (2024-12) — Sandton Capital Partners

Key People

• Erik Bernhardsson
• Akshat Bubna

Key Competitors

• Incumbent platforms —
• Specialist startups —

Timeline Highlights

• 2024-12: Series A
• 2026-03: Series C
• 2020: Founded

Recent News

• Nscale raises $2B Series C at $14.6B valuation (2026-03-09)

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