Volta

๐Ÿ“‚ Artificial Intelligence๐Ÿ“‚ Hardware & Deep Tech๐Ÿ“ London๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Founded: 2026

AI compute infrastructure company incorporated in London in January 2026. Seed and Series A, made public in August, value it at $2.4 billion.

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About Volta

Volta designs, finances and operates compute infrastructure for AI models, integrating energy availability, data centres, GPUs, software and operations. It targets AI labs, companies and firms building AI applications, with dedicated capacity and long-term contracts. Volta Infrastructure Holdings Limited was incorporated in the UK on 9 January 2026, with its registered office in London, and reports offices in Palo Alto, London and New York. The co-founders are Ricard Boada, CEO, and Sofia Gumuzio. On 4 August 2026 it made public two rounds, seed and Series A, at a $2.4 billion valuation; the company does not disclose the amounts and the press reports about $300M combined. It also announced a $5B AI infrastructure programme and a $10B partnership, which are not capital raised. It is a private unicorn; the geographic classification of the whole group is not verified.

The Story

Volta was incorporated in the UK on 9 January 2026 by co-founders Ricard Boada and Sofia Gumuzio.

Products & Services

Key Products

  • Capacitร  di calcolo dedicata per modelli AI
  • Integrazione di energia, data center, GPU e software
  • AI Infrastructure Program

Core Use Cases

  • Providing dedicated compute capacity to AI labs
  • Running AI infrastructure under long-term contracts

Market & Clients

Geographic Presence

GBUS

Funding & Investors

Total Funding

Non verificato: l'azienda non comunica gli importi; secondo The Register (05/08/2026) circa $300M aggregati per i due round (seed e Series A), non due round da $300M ciascuno. Programma di progetto e partnership esclusi

Latest Valuation

$2,4B (round seed e Series A resi pubblici il 04/08/2026; pre/post-money non verificato; ยฃ1,8B รจ un'altra denominazione di UKTN, non una seconda valutazione) (2026)

Key Investors

AzoraAndreessen HorowitzAltimeterNVIDIAMatter Venture Partners

Founding Team

Founders

Ricard BoadaCo-fondatore e CEO
Sofia GumuzioCo-fondatrice e Chief Corporate Development Officer

Key Executives

  • Patrick McGregor - CPO (pagina Company; decorrenza non verificata)
  • Raimund Riedl - CFO (pagina Company; decorrenza non verificata)
  • Tristan Helmich - CTO (pagina Company; decorrenza non verificata)

Key Metrics

PersoneCirca 100 (2026)

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Sources

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