Nscale to acquire AI software startup Anyscale for $1.65 billion

Nscale Anyscale $1.65 billion acquisition AI cloud Ray framework

British AI cloud provider Nscale announced a definitive agreement to buy San Francisco‑based Anyscale, the company behind the open‑source Ray framework for scaling AI workloads. The transaction is valued at about $1.65 billion, though financial terms were not disclosed. Anyscale will retain its brand, continue serving existing customers, and its roughly 200‑person team across the United States, Europe and India will join Nscale.

Founded in 2024, Nscale describes itself as a “neocloud” that owns data centres, GPUs and a full software stack, positioning the deal as a vertical integration of infrastructure and workload‑management software. The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2026. Nscale raised $2 billion in a March 2024 Series C round, valuing the company at $14.6 billion, with investors including Nvidia, Nokia, Blue Owl, Dell and Aker. Anyscale, founded in 2019 by Ion Stoica and colleagues, reported 70 % sequential revenue growth and was valued at $1.38 billion in a 2022 funding round.

Entities

Anyscale · Anyscale Inc. · Ion Stoica · Nscale · Nscale Global Holdings Ltd. · Nvidia Corp. · Ray (open‑source framework)

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[● 5 SOURCES] Nscale expects to attract more customers by offering Anyscale’s software. wdez.com · wxerfm.com · wsau.com · siliconangle.com · techcrunch.com
[● 6 SOURCES] Nscale will acquire Anyscale. wdez.com · wxerfm.com · wsau.com · futurumgroup.com · siliconangle.com · +1 more
[● 5 SOURCES] The deal price is about $1.65 billion. wdez.com · wxerfm.com · wsau.com · siliconangle.com · techcrunch.com
[● 5 SOURCES] Nscale, founded in 2024, is a “neocloud” AI platform that owns its own data centers, GPUs and software stack. wdez.com · wxerfm.com · wsau.com · siliconangle.com · techcrunch.com
[● 5 SOURCES] Anyscale’s team of about 200 people across the United States, Europe and India will join Nscale. wdez.com · wxerfm.com · wsau.com · siliconangle.com · techcrunch.com
[● 5 SOURCES] The deal is expected to close in the second half of the year. wdez.com · wxerfm.com · wsau.com · siliconangle.com · techcrunch.com
[● 5 SOURCES] Anyscale will continue to operate under its brand and serve its existing customers. wdez.com · wxerfm.com · wsau.com · siliconangle.com · techcrunch.com
[● 5 SOURCES] Anyscale provides software to organize and manage complex AI tasks across many computers. wdez.com · wxerfm.com · wsau.com · siliconangle.com · techcrunch.com