Financing Solidifies Vultr’s Position as the Largest Self-funded Cloud Infrastructure Company Ever Built
Vultr, the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company, today announced it has completed a growth financing at a $3.5 billion valuation, led by LuminArx Capital Management and AMD Ventures. Vultr will use this new equity financing to support its accelerated global expansion in AI infrastructure and cloud computing. Building on more than a decade of operating history, Vultr’s new financing helps further its mission to be the AI infrastructure and cloud computing partner of choice for enterprises and AI innovators globally.
Founded in 2014 by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr provides industry-leading scalability, global reach, compliance, and price-to-performance for AI infrastructure and cloud computing. With this equity financing, Vultr is expanding access to global cloud infrastructure to enable a new era of AI-native applications. With 32 cloud data center regions across six continents, Vultr is the only globally-available, independent, full-stack AI infrastructure and cloud computing platform.
“We are pleased to welcome our new equity investors as we accelerate growth to meet the needs of enterprises and businesses of all sizes globally,” said David Aninowsky, Founder and Executive Chairman of Vultr. “I have never been more proud of what this extraordinary team has done to deliver easy-to-use, high-performance cloud infrastructure globally.”
"Building upon the foundation created by David Aninowsky, Vultr has become the leading cloud infrastructure alternative to traditional hyperscalers,” said J.J. Kardwell, CEO of Vultr. “As we continue our global expansion, LuminArx’s collaborative, innovative approach and AMD’s strategic impact enable Vultr to further accelerate growth in AI infrastructure and cloud computing, creating the category-defining independent cloud infrastructure company.”
According to a recent report from 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, commissioned by Vultr, enterprises will push AI beyond training to the edge during 2025. This investment will enable Vultr to expand its worldwide cloud GPU fleet to support enterprise customers and AI innovators building, deploying, and scaling AI worldwide.
“We are excited to partner with Vultr to accelerate the growth of a standout leader in the cloud infrastructure industry,” said Tanisha Keshava Bellur, Partner at LuminArx. “Among the many management teams and companies we’ve evaluated in the AI infrastructure space, Vultr distinguishes itself through exceptional leadership, outstanding execution, and a proven track record of delivering high-performance cloud infrastructure for over a decade.”
“Vultr’s deep experience delivering secure, compliant and scalable cloud infrastructure and their deployment of AMD Instinct accelerators positions them as an innovative cloud solutions provider,” said Mathew Hein, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Corporate Development at AMD. “We share Vultr’s mission to empower enterprises and AI innovators with unparalleled access to high-performance compute for AI model development and deployment and are proud to support their growth.”
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC served as the exclusive financial advisor to Vultr for this transaction.
About Vultr
Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company.
Learn more at: www.vultr.com.
About LuminArx Capital Management
LuminArx Capital Management is a global alternative investment manager focused on providing innovative, flexible, and strategic capital solutions. The Firm targets consistent returns across market environments, prioritizing downside protection, retaining upside participation, and maintaining minimal correlation with traditional markets. LuminArx leverages a diverse ecosystem of relationships across banks, corporations, governments, and insurance companies, and partners with leading institutional investors across the globe.
Learn more at www.luminarx.com.
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