Kao Data Completes £206M Debt Raise with Deutsche Bank for Data Center Expansion

London, 24th January 2024  – AI and advanced computing data center company Kao Data announced it has completed a new, £206 million debt raise, with an accompanying accordion facility extendable to £356 million, via Deutsche Bank. The announcement marks a step forward for Kao Data, providing debt financing to fast-track its new contracted developments with […]

Infratil and L&G Capital Increase Investment in Kao Data

London, October 5th, 2023 – Kao Data, developer and operator of high-performance data centres for enterprise, cloud, HPC and AI, has announced that infrastructure investment firm, Infratil and Legal & General Capital, the alternative asset platform of Legal & General Group, have increased their equity stakes in Kao Data. Infratil will now hold a majority […]

Kao Data Appoints David Bloom Chairman

London, September 21st, 2023 – Kao Data, the specialist developer and operator of high-performance data centres for enterprise, cloud, HPC and AI, has appointed David Bloom, one of the company’s founding investors and Partner at Goldacre NOÉ Group, as the company’s new Chairman. In his new role, Bloom will take an active role in the […]

Kao Data Partners with Zayo to Expand Lit and Dark Fibre Connectivity Options

London, June 26th 2023 – Kao Data, developer and operator of high-performance data centers for enterprise, cloud, HPC and AI, has announced it has signed a partnership with Zayo, a global communications infrastructure provider, to expand the connectivity solutions at its data center campus in Harlow, UK. The partnership will see Zayo deploy two new […]

Kao Data Joins UTC Heathrow’s ‘Digital Futures’ Program

London —  2nd November, 2022 – High performance data center vendor Kao Data has announced it has joined University Technical College (UTC) Heathrow’s Digital Futures Programme to help support and educate the next generation of data centre engineers. Following the launch of the Kao Academy in May 2022, which was recently nominated for an Open:UK […]

Kao Data Partners with Virgin Media O2 Business to Increase High-Performance Connectivity Options

London, 28th April 2022 – Kao Data, a developer and operator of high-performance data centres for enterprise, cloud, HPC and AI, has announced it has signed a formal carrier agreement with Virgin Media Business Wholesale – the wholesale fixed connectivity arm of Virgin Media O2 Business – to increase the low-latency connectivity solutions at its […]

Kao Data Expands Harlow Campus with 10MW Data Center

London, 1st March 2022 – Kao Data, the operator of high-performance data centers for enterprise, cloud, HPC and AI, today announced the expansion of its Harlow data center campus, with construction underway on its second 10MW facility, underpinning infrastructure in the UK Innovation Corridor. Following the recent investment from Infratil Limited, and the launch of […]

Kao Data Expands UK Data Center with 16MW Facility in Slough

London, 7th February 2022 – Kao Data, the specialist developer and operator of high-performance data centres for enterprise, cloud, HPC and AI, has today announced the availability of a 16 Megawatt (MW), carrier-neutral data centre in Slough, West London. The launch marks a new beginning for Kao Data following the recent investment of approximately £130 […]

Infratil Limited Invests in Kao Data Centre Expansion Plans

October 5, 2021 – London – Colo data centre services provider Kao Data has recently signed an agreement to acquire two UK data centres with a long-term anchor lease from a large financial services business. This purchase will enable Kao Data to deliver multi-site services for its clients and expand potential capacity to c. 55MW, […]

NVIDIA Claims Install of UK’s Top Supercomputer, for Research in AI and Healthcare

Announced last October, NVIDIA today launched Cambridge-1, calling it the United Kingdom’s most powerful supercomputer. Enabling scientists and healthcare experts to use the combination of AI and simulation to accelerate the digital biology revolution, Cambridge-1 represents a $100 million investment by NVIDIA. Cambridge-1 brings together NVIDIA’s work in accelerated computing, AI and life sciences, where […]