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Verda

AI · Helsinki, FI

Finnish GPU cloud for AI training and inference, aspiring to be the first European sovereign AI hyperscaler.

Founders

Ruben Bryon (♂) — After working in cloud rendering and compute setup, he moved to Helsinki and, hearing at a machine-learning meetup about the lack of GPU compute for training AI, founded DataCrunch (now Verda) in 2020 from his garage to offer on-demand GPU cloud.

Shares the most investors with (number = shared investors):

Date	Round	Amount
Jul 2026	Debt Helsinki AI cloud infrastructure company Verda, formerly DataCrunch, signed a 22 million euro InvestEU-backed loan from the Nordic Investment Bank. The four-year facility funds GPUs and networking and storage equipment for data centres in Finland.	$25M
Apr 2026	Funding round Finland's Verda (formerly DataCrunch) raised $117M led by Lifeline Ventures to scale its sustainable AI cloud, a European alternative to the hyperscalers.	$117M
Sep 2025	Series A DataCrunch raised $64 million in equity and debt in a Series A co-led by byFounders, Skaala, Varma and Tesi to expand its sovereign GPU infrastructure in Europe.	$64M

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