Tag: Firmus Technologies

Firmus strikes new AI chip access deal with Nvidia

Posted on   |  by Scott Murdoch
Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus Technologies said on Monday it had signed a strategic partnership with Nvidia Corp to help provide emerging AI firms with more cost-effective access to...

NEXTDC and Firmus arm for AI with $1.7 billion raise

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Two of Australia’s largest data centre developers have come back from the Easter break to announce a cumulative $1.7 billion finance raise, as artificial intelligence-driven demand for domestic compute...

Gig Guide: Stone & Chalk names Stela Solar as new chief

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Innovation hub operator Stone & Chalk has pulled off a recruitment coup de gras with the appointment of nationally prominent artificial intelligence leader and tech expert Stela Solar as...

Firmus locks in hyperscale customer for $73bn AI play

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Firmus Technologies has landed a multi-billion dollar contract with a unnamed hyperscale customer for dedicated AI infrastructure at its Project Southgate facility in Melbourne. The long-term deal with what...

Firmus secures $14bn war chest for AI factories

Posted on   |  by Staff Writers
Australian AI infrastructure startup Firmus has finalised a $14 billion debt funding package led by global private equity firm Blackstone and Coatue Management, a New York-based technology investor. Firmus...

Firmus lands $100m from Maas for AI infrastructure push

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Firmus Technologies has secured a $100 million equity injection from construction materials and equipment giant Maas Group, pushing total investment in the AI infrastructure startup past $800 million. Maas...

Data centre cooling startup soars to $6b valuation

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Data centre infrastructure startup Firmus Technologies has tripled its valuation to $6 billion in eight weeks after pulling in another $500 million from investors to build its ‘AI factories’...

Gig Guide: National science council gets two new members

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Two Australian scientists with distinguished careers in genetics and molecular biology have taken up a seat on the federal government’s peak science and technology advisory council. Professor Archa Fox...