Anthropic, the maker of the Claude language model, has locked in a six‑year, $10 billion cloud‑compute deal with Volta, an AI‑focused cloud startup founded earlier this year. Volta, which operates under Nvidia’s Cloud Partner program, will supply the compute power needed for Anthropic’s next generation of models.
The agreement hinges on a new data center slated for Norway. Crypto‑mining company Bitdeer will partner with Volta to build the facility, which is designed to deliver 133 megawatts of power. The energy will drive Nvidia’s Vera Rubin AI chip architecture, the chipmaker’s latest high‑performance offering for artificial‑intelligence workloads.
By tapping Volta’s infrastructure, Anthropic aims to broaden its compute capacity at a time when the company is "waging a corporate battle with its competitors," according to sources. The move follows a string of recent compute contracts, including deals with SpaceX and Amazon, signaling an aggressive push to secure the hardware resources required for large‑scale model training.
Bloomberg first reported the partnership, citing anonymous insiders familiar with the terms. TechCrunch reached out to Anthropic for comment but did not receive a response. Volta’s involvement in Nvidia’s Cloud Partner program positions it among a select group of providers that run Nvidia GPUs in their data centers, a distinction that may give Anthropic a performance edge over rivals.
While the Norway site is still under construction, the collaboration between a cloud AI startup and a crypto‑mining firm underscores the growing convergence of high‑performance computing and energy‑intensive industries. If the project proceeds as planned, Anthropic will gain access to a dedicated, high‑capacity compute pool that could accelerate its research and product rollout timelines.
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