Anthropic is reported to have signed a $10B six-year compute deal with Volta Infra
Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that Anthropic signed a $10 billion, six-year compute agreement with Volta Infra Holdings, a London startup incorporated in early 2026; capacity comes from a Bitdeer-operated, hydropower-backed data center in Tydal, Norway running Nvidia Vera Rubin chips, totaling 133 MW delivered in two phases by no later than March 2027. Volta confirmed a $10 billion contract and a $300 million raise at a $2.4 billion valuation (led by Andreessen Horowitz and Altimeter, with Nvidia and Michael Dell participating), plus a $5 billion chip-financing facility.
Volta publicly confirmed a $10 billion, six-year contract with an unnamed AI lab, disclosing 133 MW delivered in two phases by March 2027; Anthropic and Nvidia have not publicly confirmed the customer identity or order terms. No joint announcement or filing was located.
- ENTITIES
- AnthropicVolta Infra HoldingsBitdeerNVIDIATydalAndreessen HorowitzAltimeter CapitalMichael Dell
- REPORTING STATUS
- Volta confirmed contract · Anthropic identity media-reported
- SOURCE COUNT
- 2
- SOURCE BOUNDARY
- Independent source groups: Bloomberg (relayed by IT Home and Quartz) and Reuters (covering Volta's statement). The deal amount, capacity and timetable come from Volta; the Anthropic identification is Bloomberg's sourcing and is not confirmed by either party by name.