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FluidStack is in talks to raise $1B at an $18B valuation
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Fluidstack, a cloud-computing and AI datacenter startup, is currently in talks to raise a new funding round of about $1 billion that would value the company at roughly $18 billion. This follows a prior financing earlier in 2026 that brought the firm’s valuation to $7.5 billion.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·Sources: cloud-computing startup Fluidstack is in talks to raise ~$1B at an $18B valuation, up from $7.5B when it raised money earlier in 2026 (Bloomberg)
- TechCrunch·AI datacenter startup Fluidstack in talks for $1B round at $18B valuation months after hitting $7.5B, says report
- The Next Web·FluidStack is in talks to raise $1B at an $18B valuation
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