VEIR raises $110M to swap copper for superconductors in AI data centres

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News Summary

  • VEIR has now raised $225 million in total.
  • Superconducting cables carry electricity with almost no resistance when they are cooled to very low temperatures.
  • VEIR’s systems combine the cables with cryogenic cooling, controls, termination units and monitoring.
  • The company says the systems move much more power through a smaller space than copper.
  • In September, TAR raised $120m in a Series A round to build off-grid power for AI.
  • In June, US regulators ordered a grid fast lane for data centres.
VEIR has raised $110 million in a Series C round. The Massachusetts company makes superconducting power cables for AI data centres.

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