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- Nscale is reportedly in talks for a $45 billion computing deal with Anthropic, which would involve 460 megawatts of capacity powered by Nvidia's AI chips. This potential deal could bolster Nscale's IPO valuation. Anthropic already has significant infrastructure agreements with Nscale. The news comes amid investor scrutiny of AI infrastructure economics and financing, with Nscale facing questions about converting its backlog into cash flow despite securing major contracts.
Investing.com -- Nscale is in talks to secure a computing deal worth about $45 billion with Anthropic, Bloomberg News reported, potentially bolstering the Nvidia-backed data center developer’s bid for a roughly $30 billion valuation in its planned initial public offering.
The proposed agreement would cover a second building at Nscale’s Monarch data center campus in West Virginia, delivering 460 megawatts of computing capacity powered by Nvidia’s next-generation Vera Rubin AI chips, according to people familiar with the negotiations cited by Bloomberg. A deal could be finalized within days, although discussions remain ongoing and terms could change.
Anthropic already has infrastructure agreements with Nscale worth as much as $44.6 billion, according to a regulatory filing for Nscale’s IPO. The Claude developer also has a right of first refusal on the campus’s anticipated third building, Bloomberg reported.
The potential deal comes as investors scrutinize the economics of the AI infrastructure boom. CoreWeave, a leading AI cloud provider, has faced concerns over its debt-funded expansion, heavy capital spending and ability to generate sufficient returns on its infrastructure investments. Nscale faces similar questions about financing and execution: its multibillion-dollar contracts represent future commitments, not cash already collected, while building the data centers and securing the power to operate them require substantial upfront investment. For Nscale, another major Anthropic agreement could strengthen its IPO pitch, but investors will still need to assess whether the company can deliver the promised capacity and convert its growing backlog into sustainable cash flow.
Representatives for Nscale and Anthropic declined to comment, Bloomberg reported.
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