Here’s Firmus! They’re an Australia-headquartered firm that provides AI cloud services across APAC. They’ve recently secured $2B in a strategic equity investment round. 

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Investor check. The round includes follow-on participation from Coatue and NVIDIA. 

• Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, other Blackstone vehicles, and global trading and technology firm Jane Street also participated.

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✨ The ABCs of Firmus

Firmus designs and operates vertically integrated, modular AI factories equipped with proprietary energy and cooling technology. 

• But it’s not just that. They also offer a specialized cloud platform for building, training, and running large-scale AI models.

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Why their tech matters. They’re building the necessary infrastructure to support next-generation AI. 

• As AI models become larger and more complex, they need access to high-performance and reliable compute.

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🧐 What’s with the $$$? 

The fresh capital will boost the next phase of their Project Southgate AI rollout across Australia. 

• It will also help them lay the groundwork for expansion into other key APAC markets.