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KAO Data

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Data centres engineered for AI and advanced computing

London, United KingdomFounded 2014Hosting

Valuation $500M–1B Last recorded · 2021

Headcount <100 Current team size

Total funding $100–500M Disclosed equity funding

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About KAO Data

Kao Data develops and operates data centres engineered for AI and advanced computing. Its hyperscale-inspired, industrial-scale platform provides secure, scalable and sustainable infrastructure for colocation, AI and high-performance computing, cloud connectivity and other demanding workloads. Kao Data’s facilities are NVIDIA DGX-Ready and serve customers including financial organisations, technology companies, AI start-ups, bioinformatics and life-sciences organisations. The company’s portfolio spans facilities east and west of London, with a data centre under development in Greater Manchester. Kao Data reports more than 160MW of IT load operational, under development or planned, and guarantees 100% customer uptime. Founded in 2014, Kao Data is headquartered at Kao Data Campus in Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom, and is backed by international infrastructure investors.

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At a glance

Status: Acquired
Founded: 2014
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Employees: 65
Open positions: 4
Dealroom signal: 88.3/100
Industry: Hosting
Sector: Hosting, Wholesale, Developer Tools, Core AI, MLops, Data Centers, AI Data Preparation and Generation, uk is8 digital and technologies
Technology: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Client focus: b2b
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Funding history

5 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal type	Date	Amount	Valuation	Investors	Source
LATE VCOther financing	Jul 2026	$0	—	Siemens Financial Services · Legal & General · Goldacre · Infratil	↗
DEBTDebt	Jan 2024	$272M	—	Deutsche Bank	↗

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KAO Data website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for KAO Data is 18K monthly website visits, up 153.5% over the last three months. KAO Data's team grew 71.1% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits18K 3-month web change+153.5% 1-year team growth+71.1%

Monthly website visitsMar 2020–Jul 2026

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Open positions

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Technical Operations ManagerLondon, United Kingdom, Northern Europe, Europe · Project Management · Aug 26, 2026 Commercial ManagerLondon, United Kingdom, Northern Europe, Europe · Sales · Aug 26, 2026 Operations Cost ControllerGreater London, England, United Kingdom · Accounting · Aug 18, 2026 Strategic Power & Energy DirectorGreater London, England, United Kingdom · Other · Aug 18, 2026 Delivery ManagerGreater London, England, United Kingdom · Other · Jul 6, 2026 Senior Design ManagerLondon, United Kingdom, Northern Europe, Europe · Design · Jul 3, 2026 Design ManagerLondon, United Kingdom, Northern Europe, Europe · Design · Jul 3, 2026 Operations DirectorLondon, United Kingdom · Business Development · Jan 17, 2026

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