AI firm Neysa to raise $1.2 billion from Blackstone, others in debt-equity mix
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Global private equity firm Blackstone, along with other investors, has acquired a majority stake in India’s artificial intelligence (AI) cloud platform Neysa as the company seeks to raise $1.2 billion in a mix of debt and equity to fund its expansion plans. The company has raised $600 million in equity capital, and Neysa is seeking to secure an additional $600 million in debt financing led by Blackstone.
Other equity investors in this transaction include Teachers’ Venture Growth, TVS Capital, 360 ONE Assets and Nexus Ventures. The funds will be used to accelerate the company’s growth trajectory and provide a material impetus to Neysa’s planned scale-up and deployment of over 20,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) in India, as demand for AI-led services heats up. Founded in 2023 by Sharad Sanghi, who also serves as chief executive officer (CEO), Neysa designs and develops AI systems deployed and operated in India.
The company provides purpose‑built and cost-effective GPU‑based AI infrastructure that enables enterprises and institutions to train, fine‑tune and deploy AI workloads. Its customers span industries such as financial services, technology, healthcare and public services. “India’s AI ambition requires production-grade infrastructure built and operated at scale.
Neysa is focused on delivering the execution layer of sovereign compute, and AI research enablement and adoption in alignment with the goals of India AI Mission," Sanghi said. He added that the company seeks to provide performance certainty and data assurance to enable enterprises, hyperscalers and global AI labs to deploy and scale reliable AI infrastructure in India. “In addition to this, we will also be
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