Gcore Raises $60 Million in Series A Funding to Drive AI Innovation and Global Expansion
Gcore, the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, today announced it has secured $60 million in Series A funding from institutional and strategic investors. Led by Wargaming, and with participation from Constructor Capital and Han River Partners, this marks the company’s first external capital raise since its inception more than 10 years ago. The funds will be strategically invested in Gcore’s technology and platform, including cutting-edge AI servers powered by NVIDIA GPUs, to drive AI-led innovations. This investment underscores Gcore’s commitment to delivering advanced edge AI solutions that enhance cloud resource efficiency and ensure data sovereignty.
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Gcore, the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider (Graphic: Business Wire)
Public organizations, telcos, and global corporations entrust Gcore with their edge workloads due to its expansive network, strong presence in emerging markets, and proven cloud capabilities in AI training and inference. Gcore serves customers across diverse industries, including media and entertainment, gaming, technology, financial services, and retail.
Built for the edge and addressing a $200bn+ market opportunity, Gcore’s cloud infrastructure powers both the training of large language models (LLMs) and the inference of AI applications at the edge. This is enabled by Gcore’s global network of over 180 edge nodes across six continents, including 25+ cloud locations, with a total network capacity exceeding 200 Tbps.
"Gcore has been our partner for over 10 years, helping us deliver games to hundreds of millions of players worldwide. We are excited to support the company on this journey and look forward to helping them become uniquely positioned to lead high-speed AI model training and inference anywhere in the world," said Sean Lee, Chief Corporate Development Officer of Wargaming.
"Constructor Capital is excited to invest in Gcore, a leading player in the AI IaaS space, in a booming market with CAGRs of over 40%. We believe in Gcore’s unique value proposition as a comprehensive provider offering a wide range of edge solutions, high automation, attractive TCO, extremely low latency, and an experienced management team. We look forward to a successful journey together in the years to come," added Matthias Winter, Managing Partner of Constructor Capital.
“We are thrilled to invest in Gcore for its forward-thinking approach to global low-latency AI infrastructure and innovative edge AI solutions,” said Christopher Koh, Managing Partner of HRZ. “We are especially impressed by their leadership in APAC, collaboration with world-class partners, and strategic alignment with emerging AI opportunities in the region.”
“We are on the cusp of an AI revolution that will transform how companies operate,” said Andre Reitenbach, CEO of Gcore. “Gcore is perfectly positioned to connect the world to AI, anywhere and anytime, by delivering innovative AI, cloud, and edge solutions. The growing demand for AI infrastructure from enterprises and SMBs alike highlights the importance of this significant investment.We are thrilled by the support of investors like Wargaming, Constructor Capital, and Han River Partners as we enhance our extensive network of AI servers and reinforce the powerful edge services we offer.”
About Gcore
Gcore is a global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider. Headquartered in Luxembourg, with a team of 600 operating from ten offices worldwide, Gcore provides solutions to global leaders in numerous industries. Gcore manages its global IT infrastructure across six continents, with one of the best network performances in Europe, Africa, and LATAM due to the average response time of 30 ms worldwide. Gcore’s network consists of 180 points of presence worldwide in reliable Tier IV and Tier III data centers, with a total network capacity exceeding 200 Tbps.
About Wargaming
Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 15 offices around the world, including studios in Chicago, Prague, Shanghai, Tokyo, Vilnius, Kyiv and Guildford. Millions of players enjoy Wargaming's titles across all major gaming platforms. Our flagship products include the free-to-play hits World of Tanks, World of Warships and World of Tanks Blitz.
About Constructor Capital
Constructor Capital is a science-based global Venture Capital fund specializing in investments in early-stage startups within the software and deep technology sectors. The company offers financial investment, mentorship, and strategic support to innovative companies, focusing on scalable products through research and science. Constructor Capital primarily serves sectors such as software technology, deep technology, and education technology.
About Han River Partners
Han River Partners (HRZ) is a globally minded venture investment firm with a focus on the Korea-graph, fundamentally driven by transformative opportunities emerging through disruptive technological innovation.
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