Startup · $20m raised
Sydney, NSW
Programs: SparkLabs Cultiv8 (SparkLabs Cultiv8 2020 accelerator group)
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Leading Edge Data Centres raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| SparkLabs Cultiv8 | Accelerator | - |
| Washington H, Soul Pattinson | Unnamed stage | $20,000,000 |
Companies Leading Edge Data Centres acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Thorpe | CEO · Founder | ARN (ARNnet) (Mon 9 May 2022), ARN (ARNnet) (Tue 19 May 2020) |
Stories naming Leading Edge Data Centres. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Street Talk reports the Sydney-based regional data centre operator, whose backers include DigitalBridge and Soul Patts, is seeking growth funding and has shifted focus toward the neocloud market, with Newcastle expansion plans.
Leading Edge Data Centres has received a 30 million dollar equity investment from DigitalBridge Group to speed up its regional Australian edge data centre expansion over the next two years.
Leading Edge Data Centres secured $20 million from Washington H. Soul Pattinson and joined SparkLabs Cultiv8's 2020 accelerator, funding a national rollout of regional edge data centres starting in NSW.
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