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Verda becomes Europe's AI cloud unicorn with $189M Series B

Helsinki-founded AI infrastructure company hits $1B+ valuation on back of $189M oversubscribed round led by Emergence Capital.

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What to know

  • Verda, a Helsinki-founded AI infrastructure company, has reached unicorn status ($1B+ valuation) with a $189M Series B led by Emergence Capital, joining Europe's growing roster of AI infrastructure players.
  • The company distinguishes itself through profitability and 90% lower GPU pricing than major cloud providers, achieved via renewable-energy data centers in Nordic regions and full-stack vertical integration.
  • With $165M annualized revenue run rate as of July 2026 and $450M in total funding, Verda is significantly smaller than competitors like Nscale and CoreWeave but growing rapidly to help close Europe's AI compute capacity gap.
  • The funding accelerates expansion of compute capacity, inference services, and geographic footprint across Europe, the U.S., and Asia as demand for AI infrastructure outpaces global supply.

“Demand for AI compute is insatiable, and the gap between demand and supply is growing. Verda is moving quickly to secure and scale capacity, with the technology, ambition, and momentum to become a defining AI infrastructure company.”

Joe Floyd, General partner, Emergence Capital · Tech Funding News ↗

Ruben Bryon Founder and CEOEmergence Capital Lead investorMUFG Innovation Partners Series B investorSupermicro Series B investor

Verda becomes Europe's AI cloud unicorn with $189M Series B
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  1. background

    Verda's profitability sets it apart in AI infrastructure sector — Despite modest total funding of $450 million compared to competitors like Nscale ($3.6B+), CoreWeave (Nasdaq-listed with $99.4B revenue backlog), and Lambda ($5.9B valuation), Verda distinguishes itself through financial discipline and actual profitability—rare in the industry.

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    “AI is becoming critical infrastructure across industries, and the next few years are a pivotal window for Europe.”
    — Ruben Bryon
    1. 2 outlets Finnish AI infrastructure startup Verda becomes a unicorn after $189 million Series B led by Emergence Capital

      first by Startup.eu, 4d ago · also Pulse 2.0

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    2. 1 outlet Helsinki's Verda becomes Europe's newest AI cloud unicorn after $189M raise

      first by Tech Funding News, 4d ago

  3. background

    Verda reaches $165M annualized revenue run rate — Company achieved significant revenue milestone, up from $100 million previously, demonstrating rapid revenue growth and achieving cash-flow positivity.

  4. background

    Verda opens offices in London and San Francisco — The company expanded internationally with new offices and now employs approximately 250 people from over 40 countries.

  5. background

    Company rebrands to Verda and raises $64M Series A — The company, previously known as DataCrunch, rebranded and completed its Series A funding round. It also became one of the few NVIDIA Preferred Partners, gaining priority access to limited GPU supply.

  6. background

    Ruben Bryon builds first server rack in Helsinki garage — Belgian engineer Ruben Bryon founded the company to offer GPU capacity to machine learning researchers frustrated by high costs and complexity of large cloud providers.