# Nscale Secures $1.1BN Series B for AI Infrastructure Expansion
_Nscale, a UK data centre startup, raised $1.1 billion in Series B funding. Aker, the Norwegian energy infrastructure group, led the round, with Nokia and Nvi..._
**Published:** 2025-09-25
**Source:** https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/funding-round/2025/nscale-secures-1-1bn-series-b-for-ai-infrastructure-expansion
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Nscale, a UK data centre startup, raised $1.1 billion in Series B funding. Aker, the Norwegian energy infrastructure group, led the round, with Nokia and [Nvidia](https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/funding-round/2025/nvidia-backs-ai-voice-pioneer-elevenlabs-amid-us-uk-lockstep-tech-alliance/) also participating.

This funding will deploy large-scale AI infrastructure across Europe, North America, and the Middle East. Nscale currently develops [OpenAI](https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/ai-video/2025/openais-850b-buildout-ais-insatiable-energy-appetite-and-the-grid-challenge/)’s AI data centre projects, including StarGate Norway and Stargate UK.

Nscale, less than two years old, positions itself as a hyperscaler engineered for AI.

Furthermore, it serves as a key local AI infrastructure partner for [Microsoft](https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/ai-video/2025/openai-restructuring-fuels-ipo-ambitions-amidst-microsofts-uneasy-truce/) and [Nvidia](https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/funding-round/2025/nvidia-backs-ai-voice-pioneer-elevenlabs-amid-us-uk-lockstep-tech-alliance/).

The company focuses on secure, compliant, and energy-efficient [AI infrastructure](https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/funding-round/2025/recall-ai-secures-38m-series-b-for-conversation-ai-infrastructure/) solutions.
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