web3: Foreign media: After transforming into AI, its valuation has risen to $10.5 billion
Forbes
08-09 21:44
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Former Bitcoin mining company Firmus completes $2 billion in financing, valuation rises to $10.5 billion; foreign media says AI data centers are being regarded as infrastructure assets.
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外媒称,起家于比特币挖矿的澳大利亚公司 Firmus,已在最新一轮融资中获得 20 亿美元股权投资,估值超过 105 亿美元,较今年 4 月的 55 亿美元几乎翻倍。文章认为,这笔交易更值得关注的不是估值本身,而是出资方结构显示,AI 数据中心正被越来越多资本视为可融资的基础设施资产。

融资方出现更多非传统科技资本

本轮投资方包括既有股东 Nvidia 和 Coatue,也新增了 Blackstone 管理的基金以及 Jane Street。按文章说法,Firmus 过去一年累计股权融资已超过 30 亿美元。

评论认为,Jane Street 作为交易机构、Blackstone 作为大型另类资产管理方,并非典型风险投资机构。它们参与这类项目,说明市场正在用现金流、合同和抵押品的逻辑评估 AI 算力资产,而不只是按高增长科技公司定价。

从比特币挖矿转向 AI 数据中心

Firmus 最初从事比特币挖矿业务,之后转向 AI 基础设施开发。公司目前围绕 Nvidia 的 DSX 参考架构和自有 HyperCube 硬件平台建设数据中心。

其核心项目 Project Southgate 最早落地塔斯马尼亚,现已扩展至墨尔本、悉尼、堪培拉和珀斯。文章称,该项目与 CDC Data Centres 合作,计划到 2028 年在 5 个站点部署 1.6 吉瓦 AI 算力。

其中,首期项目投资额为 45 亿澳元,已从墨尔本一处 150 兆瓦设施启动,配置 18,500 块 Nvidia GB300 GPU。整个 Southgate 项目到 2028 年的总投资预计达到 733 亿澳元。

  • 最新股权融资:20 亿美元
  • 最新估值:超过 105 亿美元
  • 2028 年目标算力:1.6 吉瓦

债务融资放大扩张速度

文章还提到,Firmus 在今年 2 月已完成一笔 100 亿美元债务融资,由 Blackstone Tactical Opportunities 及 Blackstone Credit & Insurance 牵头,Coatue 也有参与。

评论认为,这类融资结构说明 AI 数据中心正在被资本市场视作类似电厂、收费公路或输电设施的长期资产,可以通过大规模债务工具推动建设。股权融资之外,债务资金已成为这类项目扩张的重要支撑。

作为对比,文章提到美国 GPU 云服务商 CoreWeave 在今年一季度末拥有 251 亿美元债务,另有 101 亿美元租赁义务。作者借此指出,AI 基建运营商普遍依赖高杠杆扩张,未来回报很大程度上取决于后续出租率和再融资能力。

设备商先收款,运营商承担长期风险

文章认为,当前 AI 基建热潮中,收益与风险并不落在同一环节。像 Nvidia 这样的设备供应商,在 GPU 发货后即可确认收入;而数据中心运营商则要承担多年利用率风险,以及债务滚续带来的压力。

以 Firmus 为例,Southgate 项目采购的大量 GB300 GPU 会让上游供应商较早锁定收入,但项目能否在未来几年持续填满算力容量,仍取决于租户需求、区域扩张进度和融资环境。

评论据此判断,资本正在把 AI 工厂当作基础设施来投资,但真正承受经营波动的,主要仍是运营层公司,而不是硬件供应商。

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