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Nscale seeks $3.5B pre-IPO funding from Nvidia, Third Point

Norwegian AI cloud company Nscale is pursuing up to $3.5 billion in pre-IPO funding from Nvidia and Third Point. The company has reportedly secured contracts totaling approximately $103 billion, including a significant $45 billion deal with Anthropic that was reportedly declined by Microsoft and Google. AI

IMPACT This funding round could accelerate Nscale's infrastructure development and impact the competitive landscape for AI cloud services.

RANK_REASON Significant funding round for an AI infrastructure company. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Nscale seeks $3.5B pre-IPO funding from Nvidia, Third Point

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    Norwegian AI cloud company Nscale is seeking up to 3.5B USD in pre-IPO financing from Nvidia and Third Point. The startup says its contracts total roughly 103B

    Norwegian AI cloud company Nscale is seeking up to 3.5B USD in pre-IPO financing from Nvidia and Third Point. The startup says its contracts total roughly 103B USD, including a 45B USD Anthropic deal that Microsoft and Google both passed on. https:// thenextweb.com/news/nscale-3-…