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Nscale acquisition of Anyscale

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  1. · Milestone

    Nscale to acquire AI software startup Anyscale

  2. · date approximate · Background

    Nscale raised $2 billion in a Series C round.

    In March 2026, Nscale raised $2 billion in a Series C round, valuing the company at $14.6 billion. The round marked a significant milestone for the AI infrastructure company.

    Nscale, founded in 2024, is a British vertically integrated AI cloud platform known as a 'neocloud'. It competes with companies such as CoreWeave and Nebius Group. Its investors include Nvidia, Nokia, Blue Owl, Dell, and Norwegian industrial firm Aker.

    Shortly after the Series C round, Nscale agreed to acquire AI software startup Anyscale for approximately $1.65 billion, Bloomberg News reported. Anyscale's platform is built around the open-source Ray framework, and its entire team of about 200 employees will join Nscale.

  3. · date approximate · Background

    Anyscale was valued at $1.38 billion in a Series C round.

    In 2022, Anyscale, a San Francisco-based company that provides software for organizing and managing complex AI tasks across many computers, raised a Series C round that valued the company at $1.38 billion, according to reports.

    The valuation came before the company agreed to be acquired by cloud infrastructure provider Nscale. Bloomberg News reported the deal price at approximately $1.65 billion, and Anyscale's entire team of about 200 people was expected to join Nscale as part of the acquisition.