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August 27, 2026

Anthropic strikes $45bn deal with Nscale to rent compute capacity

The deal comes as Nscale eyes an IPO

Anne Sraders

2 min read

US model maker Anthropic has struck a deal to rent AI compute capacity from UK-based data centre startup Nscale in a deal worth $45bn over the next six years.  

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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