Firmus Technologies and Nvidia sign partnership for cheaper AI computing
Firmus said its Nvidia tie-up could unlock 170,000 GPUs in Batam, a move aimed at cutting compute costs and widening access for smaller AI builders.
Firmus Technologies has signed a strategic partnership with Nvidia that will give emerging AI firms cheaper access to computing power, with the first major hardware rollout expected to deliver 170,000 GPUs from early 2027 through the start of 2028 in Batam, Indonesia. The deal links Firmus to Nvidia’s cloud ecosystem and gives Firmus a new way to package chip access, cloud services and regional data-center capacity for AI customers.
Firmus will buy Nvidia infrastructure and resell Nvidia-powered cloud services to AI Native customers and others, with Nvidia taking product revenue and a share of cloud revenue. The arrangement is designed to reduce the barrier to entry for startups that cannot match the balance sheets, credit ratings or financing terms available to larger technology groups.
Firmus is one of the cloud partners for DGX Cloud Lepton, Nvidia’s marketplace for developers seeking access to Blackwell and other GPUs through cloud providers. Firmus joined the expanded platform in June 2025 to offer regional AI access across Asia-Pacific. The new Batam buildout is expected to anchor that effort with a 360-megawatt Nvidia DGX AI Factory campus in Batam, Indonesia, just off Singapore, one of the region’s main cloud and data-center hubs.
The partnership fits a broader push to build domestic and regional AI infrastructure beyond Australia’s power and land constraints. Project Southgate would lift total planned capacity to 1.6 gigawatts, with first stages already under construction in Tasmania and Melbourne. Up to 150MW of that capacity would represent 54,000 GB300 chips delivered by mid-2026, and in March 2026 Firmus signed a long-term contract with a global technology company for about 18,400 NVIDIA GB300 GPUs at its Melbourne facility.
The financing behind the expansion has moved just as quickly. Firmus completed an A$330 million equity placement in September 2025 with Nvidia participating, then had commitments in November 2025 for another A$500 million raise at an implied post-money valuation of about A$6 billion. In April 2026, it expected a further US$505 million strategic equity investment led by Coatue, again with Nvidia participation subject to closing conditions. Firmus projects the new Nvidia partnership could generate up to $30 billion in revenue over six years, based on customer commitments.
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