How many total Data Center Infrastructure companies are there?

As of Apr 2026, there are 1,465 active companies in Data Center Infrastructure sector.

Which countries have the most Data Center Infrastructure companies?

United States (677) has the highest number of Data Center Infrastructure companies, followed by United Kingdom (154) and Canada (68).

How many Data Center Infrastructure companies are funded?

As of Apr 2026, 570 companies in this sector have received funding.

Which company has raised the most funding in Data Center Infrastructure sector?

As of Apr 2026, DayOne has secured $3.9B in funding, making it the highest-funded company in the Data Center Infrastructure sector.

Which country has attracted the most investment in Data Center Infrastructure companies?

With $81.4B in total funding, United States has attracted the most investment among Data Center Infrastructure companies.

Who are the top investors in Data Center Infrastructure companies?

The top investors in Data Center Infrastructure companies by number of investments are Europa, Goldman Sachs and Battery Ventures

How much venture capital has Data Center Infrastructure sector attracted?

In the last 10 years, venture capital firms have invested $11B in this sector.

How many unicorns has Data Center Infrastructure sector produced?

Globally, there are 7 unicorns in Data Center Infrastructure sector, to date.

Data Center Infrastructure - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

Companies included in Data Center Infrastructure sector

All Companies that manufacture servers, house servers and provide products that monitor the data center environment. All companies that design and manufacture solutions(cooling, UPS and power) that are used in data centers, equipment that are used to interlink servers in data centers (Network connectivity). Companies that provide designing solutions for a data center are also included.

Companies excluded in Data Center Infrastructure sector

Companies that construct data centers and companies that provide real estate for data centers.

Key Metrics

Total Companies

1.66K

Top Companies

Equinix, Broadcom & more

Total Funding

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

Acquisitions

357

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There are more than 1.66K companies in Data Center Infrastructure. Equinix is the top Data Center Infrastructure company globally, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top Data Center Infrastructure companies globally:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
Equinix	Provider of data center and interconnection services for various industries	Redwood City (United States)	1998	Public	$175M
Broadcom	Platform offering data center fiber optic networks	California (United States)	1991	Public	-
OVHcloud	Provider of bare metal servers, virtual private servers, and cloud solutions	Reston (United States)	1999	Public	$279M
DataBank	Provider of colocation, cloud, bare metal, interconnection, and managed services	Dallas (United States)	2005	Acquired	$2.44B
Nutanix	AI powered cloud management software for enterprises	San Jose (United States)	2009	Public	$317M

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Companies founded year-on-year in the Data Center Infrastructure sector

5 new startups have been founded so far in 2026 in the Data Center Infrastructure sector. 54 Data Center Infrastructure startups were founded in 2018 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	5
2025	18
2024	22
2023	25
2022	28
2021	36
2020	53
2019	46
2018	54
2017	52

Companies founded across countries in the Data Center Infrastructure sector

United States has 677 Data Center Infrastructure startups, the most by any country, followed by United Kingdom which has 154 startups and Canada which has 68.

Total Number of Companies

Country	No. of companies
United States	677
United Kingdom	154
Canada	68
India	67
China	63
Germany	57
Australia	50
Netherlands	39
Singapore	36
France	22

Stage-wise distribution of the Data Center Infrastructure sector

Out of the total 1,659 Data Center Infrastructure companies, 570 have secured funding. Among them, 525 have reached Series A or higher, and 486 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 1,659

Funded - 570

Series A+ - 525

Series B+ - 486

Series C+ - 458

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	1,659
Funded	570
Series A+	525
Series B+	486
Series C+	458

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1.7K+ Total Companies
$160B+ Total Funding
565+ Funded Companies
60+ IPOs
355+ Acquisitions
20+ Reports

Total funding year-on-year in the Data Center Infrastructure sector

The Data Center Infrastructure sector saw a total funding of more than $135B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2025 at more than $29.7B. There has been a total funding of $22.4B in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$22.4B
2025	$29.7B
2024	$23.6B
2023	$11B
2022	$7.12B
2021	$8.81B
2020	$7.73B
2019	$8.13B
2018	$8.98B
2017	$8.15B

Total funding across countries in the Data Center Infrastructure sector

In the last 10 years, Data Center Infrastructure startups in United States have recieved the highest funding among all countries - $81.4B. Singapore follows with $15.6B and Australia with $12.8B.

Total Funding

Country	Total Funding
United States	$81.4B
Singapore	$15.6B
Australia	$12.8B
United Kingdom	$8.25B
Netherlands	$3.07B
Canada	$2.05B
China	$1.39B
India	$1.31B
Germany	$1.08B
Sweden	$715M

Total funding amount raised by stage in the Data Center Infrastructure sector

Over the last 10 years, the Data Center Infrastructure sector have seen $305M into Seed Stage funding rounds, $6.49B into Early Stage funding rounds and $39.8B go into Late Stage funding rounds.

Funding Stage	Total Funding
Debt	$76.4B
Late Stage	$39.8B
Early Stage	$6.49B
Post IPO	$6.2B
PE	$4.49B
Seed Stage	$305M
Grant	$50.4M

Recent Funding Rounds in Data Center Infrastructure

In the year 2026, till March 2026, Data Center Infrastructure companies have raised $5.17B in equity funding across 11 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till March 2025), Data Center Infrastructure companies had raised $5.93B across 14 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 12.81% drop in funding in Data Center Infrastructure companies as compared to 2025.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in Data Center Infrastructure:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Nxtra	PE	1635	Mar 30, 2026	Alpha Wave Global and 2 more
EPG	Series B	2583	Mar 30, 2026	Decarbonization Partners and 1 more
Star Cloud	Series A	2736	Mar 30, 2026	Benchmark and 1 more
NorthC Datacenters	Seed	2444	Mar 24, 2026	APG
Nscale	Series C	7919	Mar 09, 2026	Aker ASA and 10 more

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Europa is the top investor in Data Center Infrastructure companies based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in Data Center Infrastructure:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
Europa	Belgium	Equinix, OVHcloud, NetApp and Iceotope
Goldman Sachs	New York City (United States)	Equinix, Nutanix, Crusoe and AirTrunk
Battery Ventures	Boston (United States)	Nutanix, Zayo, Xsight Labs and BladeLogic
Intel Capital	Santa Clara (United States)	Xsight Labs, Cornelis Networks, RF Code and Skyport Systems
Deutsche Bank	Frankfurt Am Main (Germany)	AirTrunk, QTS, eStruxture and dcBLOX

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In the year 2026, till March 2026, 7 acquisitions happened in Data Center Infrastructure sector. Last year, in 2025, a total of 15 acquisitions happened in Data Center Infrastructure sector.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Data Center Infrastructure:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
CoolIT Systems	Business Acquisition	Mar 20, 2026	Ecolab
Everstream	Business Acquisition	Mar 06, 2026	Bluebirdfiber
Telepoint	Business Acquisition	Mar 02, 2026	Digital Realty
atNorth	Business Acquisition	Feb 27, 2026	CPP Investments and 1 more
Digital Sense	Business Acquisition	Feb 22, 2026	11:11 Systems

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Acquisition trends in Data Center Infrastructure

Here are the acquisition trends in Data Center Infrastructure:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	7
2025	15
2024	19
2023	18
2022	25
2021	39
2020	27
2019	26
2018	37
2017	39

In the year 2025, till August 2025, 1 IPO happened in Data Center Infrastructure sector.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in Data Center Infrastructure:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
Whitefiber	Aug 07, 2025	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
Elitery	Jan 06, 2023	Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX)
Nutanix	Feb 17, 2022	Brazil Stock Exchange (B3)
OVHcloud	Jan 12, 2022	OTC Markets (OTCMKTS)
OVHcloud	Oct 15, 2021	Euronext Exchange (Euronext), Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FRA)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the Data Center Infrastructure sector

Most number of Data Center Infrastructure startups have been founded by alumni from Stanford University, Harvard University and Harvard Business School.

College	No. of companies
Stanford University	17
Harvard University	13
Harvard Business School	9
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	8
INSEAD	6
University of California (Berkeley)	6
Imperial College London	5
McGill University	5
Tel Aviv University	5
University of Oxford	5

Total funding in companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the the Data Center Infrastructure sector

In the last 10 years, Harvard University graduates' Data Center Infrastructure companies have raised the most funding among top colleges. Harvard Business School alumni are second, and Stanford University alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
Harvard University	$16.4B
Harvard Business School	$11.6B
Stanford University	$9.59B
University of Oxford	$4.69B
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$4.66B
UCLA Anderson School of Management	$3.92B
University of Pennsylvania	$3.67B
Wharton School	$3.67B
IIT Delhi	$2.1B
IIT Kanpur	$1.75B