{
  "id": 9124226,
  "title": "Helsinki’s Verda becomes Europe’s latest unicorn after raising €164.8 million to scale its full-stack AI cloud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/helsinkis-verda-becomes-europes-latest-unicorn-after-raising-164-8",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-22T10:29:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "EU-Startups",
    "slug": "eu-startups",
    "url": "https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/09/helsinkis-verda-becomes-europes-latest-unicorn-after-raising-e164-8-million-to-scale-its-full-stack-ai-cloud/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Helsinki-based AI infrastructure company Verda has announced a €164.8 million ($189 million) funding round, making it Europe's latest unicorn. The investment round, led by Emergence Capital, brings the total funding raised by the company to over €392.3 million ($450 million). Verda's full-stack AI cloud manages physical data centres, hardware, and cloud platforms, with a focus on sustainable innovation. The company's data centres in Finland run on 100% renewable energy. Verda aims to accelerate product development and increase its compute capacity, expanding offices in London, San Francisco, and planning further expansion across Europe, the United States, and Asia.",
  "summary": "Verda (formerly DataCrunch), a Helsinki-based AI infrastructure company, announced today that it has raised €164.8 million ($189 million) in fresh funding to scale its full-stack AI cloud. With this funding, the company has become Europe’s latest unicorn. The financing includes an oversubscribed Series B led by Emergence Capital, plus additional investment. Investors participating in the […] The…",
  "key_points": [
    "Helsinki-based AI company Verda achieves unicorn status",
    "€164.8 million investment led by Emergence Capital",
    "Focus on sustainable AI cloud infrastructure"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tech.eu",
        "title": "Verda raises $189M to advance its AI cloud and expand compute capacity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/verda-raises-189m-to-advance-its-ai-cloud-and-expand-compute-capacity",
        "published": "2026-09-22T08:03:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}