Ahead of US IPO, British AI neocloud Nscale secures $3.36B in convertible financing

赴美 IPO 前夕，英国 AI 新型云服务商 Nscale 获得 33.6 亿美元可转债融资

Nscale, a British neocloud, has secured $3.36 billion in financing ahead of its IPO later this year, the company announced on Friday. 英国新型云服务商 Nscale 周五宣布，在今年晚些时候进行首次公开募股（IPO）之前，公司已获得 33.6 亿美元融资。

Structured as a convertible note, the massive funding round underscores the staggering capital required to build out AI data centers. 这轮大规模融资以可转债形式进行，凸显了建设 AI 数据中心所需的巨额资本。

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. 本轮投资由对冲基金 Third Point 领投，其中包括公司可立即使用的 23.6 亿美元，以及来自现有投资者英伟达（Nvidia）的 10 亿美元，Nscale 将于 11 月中旬收到这笔资金。

The notes will convert into equity shares once the IPO is completed. 一旦 IPO 完成，这些票据将转换为公司股权。

Nscale, which filed its IPO paperwork last week, is expected to be valued at $35 billion on the NYSE, Financial Times reported, and is seeking to raise $3 billion in the offering, according to Bloomberg. 据《金融时报》报道，上周提交 IPO 申请文件的 Nscale 预计在纽交所上市时的估值将达到 350 亿美元；据彭博社报道，该公司计划在此次发行中筹集 30 亿美元。

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. 根据其 IPO 招股书显示，自两年前从澳大利亚加密货币挖矿公司 Arkon Energy 分拆出来以来，Nscale 已累计获得价值超过 1030 亿美元的合同。

The company is currently developing several large data center campuses, including in Norway and West Virginia. 该公司目前正在开发多个大型数据中心园区，包括位于挪威和西弗吉尼亚州的项目。