Saturday, 5 September 2026 No. 13 Updated
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AI compute provider Nscale seeks $3.5 billion in pre-IPO funding

The British AI infrastructure provider is in talks to secure $1.5 billion in convertible notes and $2 billion from Nvidia ahead of an upcoming public listing.

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The short version
  • British AI infrastructure company Nscale is seeking $3.5 billion in pre-IPO funding as it plans for a public listing as early as late September 2026.
  • The financing includes $1.5 billion in convertible notes and a massive $2 billion investment from hardware partner Nvidia.
  • Nscale, which recently signed a $45 billion compute-lease contract with Anthropic, projects a massive revenue stream based on signed customer leases.

The British AI infrastructure provider is in talks to secure $1.5 billion in convertible notes and $2 billion from Nvidia ahead of an upcoming public listing.