Founder, Firmus Technologies
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Street Talk column reports AI cloud firm Firmus Technologies will soon market a planned ASX float to investors, with a debut tipped imminently, after a Malaysian win involving OpenAI.
Firmus has secured a further US$2bn at a $15bn valuation from Coatue, Nvidia, Blackstone and Jane Street, taking its 12-month capital intake past US$3bn to fund Australian AI data centre projects.
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Firmus Technologies received a $100 million strategic investment from Maas Group Holdings, taking total funds raised past $900 million in under five months.
Sydney-founded AI data centre company Firmus, now Singapore-based, says Coatue and Nvidia are set to back its next US$505 million raise before a planned ASX listing, after earlier raises including Nvidia's A$330 million.
Firmus, an AI data centre builder, has received a further $100 million from Maas Group, lifting its five-month total past $900 million; Maas also sold its construction-materials arm for $1.7 billion.
Funding roundup covering five raises totalling $340.2 million: Firmus's Nvidia-backed round, plus H3D, Puralink, Escape This and Isaacus, across AI infrastructure, health tech, robotics, entertainment and legal AI.
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Australian-founded data centre firm Firmus, based in Singapore, has raised $330 million with Nvidia backing and Ellerston Capital leading, reaching a $1.85 billion valuation and unicorn status ahead of a planned 2026 ASX listing.
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