英国新一代云服务商 Nscale 于周五宣布，在计划于今年晚些时候进行 IPO 之前，已获得 3.36 亿美元的融资。这笔巨额融资采用可转换债券的形式，凸显了构建 AI 数据中心所需的惊人资金规模。
Nscale, a British neocloud, has secured $3.36 billion in financing ahead of its IPO later this year, the company announced on Friday. Structured as a convertible note, the massive funding round underscores the staggering capital required to build out AI data centers.
本轮新投资由对冲基金 Third Point 领投，其中包括公司可立即使用的 23.6 亿美元，以及现有投资者英伟达提供的另外 10 亿美元（Nscale 将于 11 月中旬收到这笔资金）。这些债券将在 IPO 完成后转换为股权。
Led by hedge fund Third Point, the new investment includes $2.36 billion available to the company immediately and an additional $1 billion coming from existing investor Nvidia, which Nscale will receive in mid-November. The notes will convert into equity shares once the IPO is completed.
据《金融时报》报道，Nscale 于上周提交了 IPO 申请文件，预计其在纽约证券交易所上市时的估值将达到 350 亿美元。另据彭博社报道，该公司计划在此次发行中筹集 30 亿美元。
Nscale, which filed its IPO paperwork last week, is expected to be valued at $35 billion on the NYSE, the Financial Times reported, and is seeking to raise $3 billion in the offering, according to Bloomberg.
根据其 IPO 申请文件显示，自两年前从澳大利亚加密货币矿企 Arkon Energy 分拆独立以来，Nscale 已经积累了价值超过 1030 亿美元的合同。
Since it was spun out of Australian cryptocurrency mining company Arkon Energy two years ago, Nscale has amassed over $103 billion worth of contracts, according to its IPO filing.
Nscale 目前正在开发几个大型数据中心园区，包括在挪威和西弗吉尼亚州的项目。
The company is currently developing several large data center campuses, including in Norway and West Virginia.