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Nvidia reportedly weighs guaranteeing debt for Nscale's West Virginia AI data center
TechCrunch reports, citing The Information, that Nvidia is in talks to backstop debt for Nscale's Anthropic-linked West Virginia data center.
The short version
- Nvidia is in talks to guarantee billions in debt financing for Nscale's planned Anthropic data center in West Virginia, according to The Information.[TechCrunch]
- The proposed residual value guarantee would have Nvidia step in, take over the facility, and help find a buyer or tenant if Nscale defaulted on construction payments.[TechCrunch]
- Anthropic has signed a $44.6 billion contract for the first 460-megawatt building, which is expected to use Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin chips.[TechCrunch]
- A second deal worth roughly $45 billion is under discussion, and the guarantee has not been finalized, so its outcome remains the key unknown.[TechCrunch]
Key facts
- Nvidia is in talks to guarantee billions in debt financing for Nscale's planned Anthropic data center in West Virginia.[TechCrunch]
- Anthropic signed a $44.6 billion contract for the first building, according to Nscale's IPO filing.[TechCrunch]
- Under a proposed residual value guarantee, Nvidia would take over the facility if Nscale defaulted on construction payments.[TechCrunch]
- The first 460-megawatt building is expected to use Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin chips.[TechCrunch]
- The companies are discussing a second deal worth roughly $45 billion.[TechCrunch]
- Nvidia committed $1 billion in convertible financing to Nscale in September.[TechCrunch]
What remains uncertain
- The proposed guarantee has not been finalized, and the reporting does not say whether it will be.[TechCrunch]
- The second deal of roughly $45 billion is under discussion and has not been reported as signed.[TechCrunch]
Sources
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