Nscale acquisition of Anyscale
The developments in this story so far, most recent first.
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Nscale to acquire AI software startup Anyscale
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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.
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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.