Nscale to Acquire AI Software Startup Anyscale for $1.65 Billion

London-based Nscale, a data-center operator that originated from a cryptocurrency-mining business in early 2024, has quickly become a leading “neocloud” provider. These newcomers lease AI-focused compute capacity and differentiate themselves by adding software layers that improve model efficiency. In May, rival Nebius Group NV announced a $643 million purchase of Eigen AI, underscoring the sector’s move up the stack.

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Nscale agreed to buy San Francisco-based Anyscale for roughly $1.65 billion, according to a person familiar with the private transaction. Anyscale, which builds software that enables AI workloads to run more effectively across separate servers and data centers, employs about 200 staff who will join Nscale after the acquisition. The startup reported a 70 % revenue increase in its most recent quarter versus the prior period and had previously raised capital in 2022 at a valuation exceeding $1 billion. Nscale’s board includes former Meta executives Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg, and the company has signaled a possible IPO in the second half of 2026.

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Dan Bathurst, Nscale’s chief product officer, said the acquisition will let customers access a “one-stop shop” for training, fine-tuning and inference services, accelerating results and performance. He noted that the move reflects a broader industry trend: “If you look at the other neoclouds, everyone’s wanting to move up the stack.” Anyscale’s leadership highlighted the revenue growth as evidence that its software platform is gaining traction among AI developers.

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• “An engineer can now come to Nscale as a one-stop shop for all of their training, fine-tuning and inference services,” — Dan Bathurst, Nscale’s chief product officer

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• “If you look at the other neoclouds, everyone’s wanting to move up the stack,” — Dan Bathurst, Nscale’s chief product officer

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