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IREN secures $2.8B in AI cloud contracts, pioneering customer prepayment model

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AI infrastructure company IREN has secured $2.8 billion in new multi-year contracts, significantly boosting its AI cloud annualized run-rate revenue target to over $4 billion. This surge in demand for GPU infrastructure is being met with a new financing model where customers prepay approximately 45% of capital expenditures, effectively co-investing to guarantee access to scarce compute resources. This approach lowers net funding requirements for IREN and de-risks its expansion plans, which include growing capacity from 480 MW this year to 1.2 GW by 2027. Key clients include Microsoft, NVIDIA, Perplexity, and Figure AI, among others. AI

IMPACT This new financing model, where customers prepay significant portions of capital expenditures, could accelerate AI infrastructure build-outs by reducing financial risk for providers.

RANK_REASON Significant funding and contract announcements for an AI infrastructure company, highlighting a new market financing model. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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IREN secures $2.8B in AI cloud contracts, pioneering customer prepayment model

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  1. Data Center Knowledge TIER_1 English(EN) · Shane Snider ·

    IREN's $2.8B AI Deals Highlight New Funding Model

    The company raised AI cloud ARR target above $4 billion after signing $2.8 billion in new contracts, pointing to a financing model gaining traction across AI infrastructure.

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