Firmus Eyes AI Cloud Expansion With Nvidia Partnership
News Desk
29 June 2026, 16:53
Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus Technologies has signed a strategic partnership with Nvidia to expand access to high-performance AI computing for startups and emerging AI companies.
Under the agreement, Firmus will purchase Nvidia AI infrastructure and offer cloud services powered by Nvidia GPUs, allowing customers to access advanced computing resources without investing heavily in their own hardware. The partnership also gives Nvidia a share of the cloud revenue generated through the platform, alongside revenue from hardware sales.
The first phase of the project will deploy 170,000 Nvidia GPUs between the first quarter of 2027 and early 2028. The infrastructure will be hosted in Batam, Indonesia, a fast-growing regional data center hub located near Singapore.
Firmus expects the partnership to generate up to $30 billion in revenue during its first six years, based on existing customer commitments.
Helping Smaller AI Companies Compete
Access to powerful GPUs has become one of the biggest challenges for AI startups as demand for computing capacity continues to surge. Large technology companies typically secure better pricing and supply because of their scale and financial strength, making it difficult for smaller developers to compete.
Firmus Co-Chief Executive Tim Rosenfield said the partnership is designed to narrow that gap.
"We have worked to figure out how to close the gap between the cost benefits that the large guys have access to... and the guys that are up-and-comers," Rosenfield told Reuters. "This is actually a really material way to level the playing field a little bit to give the next a chance to compete with the big guys."
Nvidia has previously participated in Firmus' fundraising rounds and is already an investor in the Australian company.
The announcement also comes as Firmus continues its rapid expansion. In April, the company revealed it had raised $1.35 billion over six months, valuing the business at $5.5 billion. Reuters has previously reported that the company has appointed investment banks to explore a potential initial public offering (IPO), although Rosenfield declined to comment on those plans.
The partnership reflects the growing demand for AI infrastructure as companies race to develop and deploy generative AI applications. With access to GPUs remaining one of the industry's biggest bottlenecks, cloud providers offering scalable AI computing are becoming increasingly important for startups that lack the resources to build their own data centers.
