Crusoe raises $3.9B Series F; IREN lands $9.7B Microsoft cloud deal
Two AI‑infrastructure firms announced major financial milestones. Crusoe disclosed an initial closing of a $3.9 billion Series F round that values the company at $30.9 billion, with the round co‑led by Atreides Management, Mubadala Capital and Valor Equity Partners. The funding will be used to expand its vertically‑integrated AI factories and Crusoe Cloud. Meanwhile, IREN reported that it has…
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- Crusoe closed a $3.9 billion Series F round at a $30.9 billion valuation, co‑led by Atreides Management, Mubadala Capital and Valor Equity Partners.
- IREN signed a $9.7 billion five‑year cloud services agreement with Microsoft, delivering a 50‑MW deployment in Texas.
- Unite.ai reports $140 billion contracted value and >6 GW capacity for Crusoe; TechCrunch reports a $13 billion Jane Street contract and new board members.
The two outlets differ on the details they highlight. Unite.ai lists a $140 billion total contracted value for Crusoe, more than 6 GW of gross capacity and a long investor roster, while TechCrunch emphasizes a $13 billion Jane Street contract, new board members and a potential IPO. Yahoo Finance focuses solely on IREN’s Microsoft deal and its capacity growth, which the other two pieces do not mention.
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Crusoe Secures $3.9B Series F at $30.9B Valuation to Build AI Factories
Unite.AI · 17 September 2026
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Coverage and discussion
3sources- 1 Year Into the Microsoft Deal, IREN Is Delivering and a Rally May Follow SoonPress · finance.yahoo.com ·
- Crusoe raises $3.9B to build massive data centers and small modular “AI factories”Press · TechCrunch AI ·
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