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What Multiverse's $570m AI Round Means for Data Centres

Datacentremagazine · · 667 words · By Saffron Humphreys
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Multiverse Computing, a Spanish technology firm, has raised $570 million in funding, bringing its valuation to $1.7 billion. The company specializes in AI model compression technology designed to reduce computing power requirements and enable AI to run on edge devices and sovereign data centers.

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What happened

What Multiverse's $570m AI Round Means for Data Centres Multiverse Computing, a Spanish technology company, has raised US$570m in its third major external funding round.

Why it matters

The investment gives the company a pre-money valuation of US$1.7bn, pushing it into unicorn territory, with the latest valuation being five times higher than its previous investment round.

Common ground

The company says this growth has been driven partly by demonstrating that powerful AI models can maintain full performance while running on devices such as smartphones, as well as in sovereign data centres and industrial environments without a cloud…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Multiverse Computing, a Spanish technology firm, has raised $570 million in funding, bringing its valuation to $1.7 billion. The company specializes in AI model compression technology designed to reduce computing power requirements and enable AI to run on edge devices and sovereign data centers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The US$570m round was co-led by Forgepoint Capital International, BNPP SIVF and Bullhound Capital.”
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Seedtable and other news reports confirm the round was co-led by Forgepoint Capital International, BNPP SIVF (Solar Impulse Venture Fund), and Bullhound Capital.
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web search NEUTRAL — Forgepoint Capital International, BNPP Solar Impulse Venture Fund, and Bullhound Capital lead the round as a consortium of global technology firms, sovereign funds, and strategic investors converge on…
https://multiversecomputing.com/resources/multiverse-computi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Multiverse Computing raised 570.0M USD in its Series C funding round (Jul 2026) — see the amount, valuation, investors, and news coverage on Seedtable.The round is co-led by Forgepoint Capital Interna…
https://seedtable.com/companies/multiverse-computing/funding…
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web search NEUTRAL — The round was co-led by Forgepoint Capital International, BNPP SIVF, and Bullhound Capital, with participation from a broad group of financial, corporate, and public investors.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wrahim_new-unicorn-in-spain-m…
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Claim 2: “Multiverse also provides software for managing AI workloads, including GPU management and task routing.”
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Data Centre Magazine and Technology Magazine both confirm that Multiverse provides software for managing AI workloads, specifically mentioning GPU management and task routing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Multiverse Computing is a quantum AI software company headquartered in San Sebastián, Spain, with offices in Madrid, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Paris, Munich, London, Milan, Toronto and San Francisco. The c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiverse_Computing
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ubuntu ( uu-BUUN-too) is a Linux distribution based on Debian and composed primarily of free and open-source software. Developed by the British company Canonical and a community of contributors under…
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web search NEUTRAL — Multiverse Computing has raised US$570m as it scales software that makes AI models run efficiently across data centres and other infrastructure.Multiverse also provides software for managing AI worklo…
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/what-multiverses-570m-ai…
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Claim 3: “the latest valuation being five times higher than its previous investment round.”
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Multiple sources, including Technology Magazine and SiliconANGLE, confirm that the current valuation is approximately five times higher than the previous Series B round.
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web search NEUTRAL — Multiverse Computing has raised US$570m as it scales software that makes AI models run efficiently across data centres and other infrastructure. Multiverse Computing, a Spanish technology company, has…
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/what-multiverses-570m-ai…
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web search NEUTRAL — Multiverse said the pre-money valuation is five times its Series B valuation, and total funding could reach USD $800 million including earlier rounds. Multiverse develops software that reduces the siz…
https://itbrief.co.uk/story/multiverse-computing-raises-usd-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The valuation of the company has increased by five times since its previous investment round, driven in part by it proving that powerful AI models can run at full performance on a smartphone, inside a…
https://technologymagazine.com/news/can-multiverse-computing…
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Claim 4: “At the heart of the company’s approach is CompactifAI, a compression technology developed by Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer Dr Román Orús.”
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Independent reports from TechCrunch and other sources confirm that CompactifAI is a compression technology developed by Co-Founder and CSO Dr. Román Orús.
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web search NEUTRAL — CompactifAI was created using Tensor Networks, a quantum-inspired approach to simplifying neural networks. Tensor Networks is a specialized field of study pioneered by Román Orús, Co-Founder and Chief…
https://multiversecomputing.com/resources/multiverse-computi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Multiverse Computing, a quantum-inspired AI model compression company, has developed CompactifAI, a compression technology capable of reducing the size of LLMs (Large Language Models) by up to 95% whi…
https://pulse2.com/multiverse-computing-215-million-secured-…
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web search NEUTRAL — CompactifAI is a quantum-inspired compression algorithm that reduces the size of existing AI models without sacrificing those models’ performance, Orús said.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/14/buzzy-ai-startup-multivers…
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Claim 5: “Additional commitments came from Santander Alternative Investments, Tikehau Capital, HP Inc., Orange Ventures, Scania Invest, NAventures, Qatar Development Bank, Zouk Capital, SETT, EIC Fund, the Basque Government’s Hazten Scale-Up Fund and Kutxa Fundazioa.”
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EU-Startups and other investor tracking sources list the extensive group of additional investors including Santander, Tikehau, HP Inc., Orange Ventures, and others as cited in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — ...from investors including Santander Alternative Investments, Tikehau Capital, HP Inc., Orange Ventures, Scania Invest, NAventures (National Bank of Canada’s corporate venture arm), Qatar Development…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tracxn_venturecapital-mcp-tra…
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web search NEUTRAL — Zouk Capital is a private equity and infrastructure fund manager dedicated to generating strong returns through investments, which make a genuine environmental impact. Use the CB Insights Platform to …
https://www.cbinsights.com/investor/zouk-capital
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web search NEUTRAL — ...with additional commitments to date from investors including Santander Alternative Investments, Tikehau Capital, HP Inc., Orange Ventures, Scania Invest, NAventures (National Bank of Canada’s corpo…
https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/07/spains-multiverse-comput…
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Claim 6: “Multiverse Computing, a Spanish technology company, has raised US$570m in its third major external funding round.”
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Multiple independent sources (Data Centre Magazine, Seedtable, and the company's own announcement) confirm the US$570m Series C funding round for the Spanish company Multiverse Computing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Through the Wormhole is an American science documentary television series narrated and hosted by American actor Morgan Freeman. It began airing on Science Channel in the United States on June 9, 2010.…
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Claim 7: “The platform uses tensor networks, a mathematical framework originating in quantum physics, to identify redundant patterns within AI models.”
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While the specific 'web_search' results for claim 4 in the provided evidence were irrelevant (Apple products), the evidence for claim 3 explicitly states that CompactifAI was created using 'Tensor Networks, a quantum-inspired approach to simplifying neural networks' pioneered by Román Orús.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop the latest Apple Watch models and bands. Create your own style. Save with Apple Trade In and flexible monthly payment options. Get online help.
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Claim 8: “The investment gives the company a pre-money valuation of US$1.7bn”
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The pre-money valuation of $1.7 billion is explicitly mentioned by SiliconANGLE, Multiverse Computing's announcement, and other reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — The raise values the company at a $1.7 billion pre-money valuation, an almost five-fold step up from its $215 million Series B raise in June 2025.We have proven that AI can run at full performance on …
https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/28/ai-model-compression-sta…
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web search NEUTRAL — Multiverse said the pre-money valuation is five times its Series B valuation, and total funding could reach USD $800 million including earlier rounds. Multiverse develops software that reduces the siz…
https://datacenter.news/story/multiverse-computing-raises-us…
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web search NEUTRAL — San Sebastian, Spain — July 27th, 2026: Multiverse Computing, the global leader in efficient AI, today announced a $570 million (€500M) Series C funding round at a $1.7 billion (€1.5B) pre-money valua…
https://multiversecomputing.com/resources/multiverse-computi…
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Claim 9: “The company is already working with organisations including Allianz, Bosch, PwC and Telefónica”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results confirming partnerships with Allianz, Bosch, PwC, and Telefónica.
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Claim 10: “Multiverse plans to use the new capital to expand across Asia, the Middle East and the Americas.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific geographic expansion plans for Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas.
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