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- Pre-Series C SAFE financing backed by Blue Owl, Dell, NVIDIA and Nokia, along with other existing Series B and new investors
- The Pre-Series C SAFE closes just days after Nscale’s landmark $1.1 billion Series B, underscoring global investor conviction in its mission to deliver large-scale AI infrastructure
LONDON, UK, 09:00 BST 1st October 2025 – Nscale, the hyperscaler engineered for AI, today announced the closing of a $433 million Pre-Series C SAFE, reinforcing commercial momentum and significant investor support following its recent $1.1 billion Series B. Backed by key investors such as Blue Owl Managed Funds, Dell, NVIDIA and Nokia, along with other existing Series B and new investors, the funding underscores confidence in Nscale’s execution and growth.
The close of the Pre-Series C SAFE comes only days after Nscale announced the largest Series B funding round in European history, raising $1.1 billion.
“We’re overwhelmed by the interest we’ve received. It’s incredible to see the passion and confidence we have in Nscale is matched by key investors,” said Josh Payne, CEO and founder of Nscale. “This commitment to participating in our pre-Series C SAFE, just days after the close of our Series B funding, represents a powerful endorsement of our vision to deliver sovereign, scalable infrastructure for the AI era.”
Headquartered in the U.K. and operating globally, Nscale is an AI-native infrastructure platform providing vertically integrated compute, networking, storage, managed software and AI services delivered in Nscale-owned and colocated data centres.
With a track record spanning over 50 data centres, advanced supercomputing platforms, major technology agreements and multi-billion-dollar infrastructure growth, Nscale’s leadership team combines deep executional expertise with one of the world’s largest GPU pipelines to deliver AI infrastructure at global scale.