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AirTrunk

Category: AI Infrastructure

AirTrunk is Asia-Pacific & Middle East's leading hyperscale data centre platform, powering cloud and AI infrastructure for the world's largest technology companies. AirTrunk was founded in 2015. The company is led by Robin Khuda. Based in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Team size: 500+. Total funding raised: $16.1B. Latest round: Acquired. Key investors include Blackstone, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), Macquarie Asset Management, PSP Investments, Goldman Sachs, TPG Sixth Street Partners (TSSP).

Founded
2015
Headquarters
North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Team size
500+
Total funding
$16.1B

Value proposition

AirTrunk provides fast, scalable, flexible, cost-efficient, and sustainable hyperscale data centre solutions purpose-built for cloud and AI workloads across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

Products and solutions

Hyperscale data centre campuses across Australia (Sydney, Melbourne - 1.2GW+), Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan (Tokyo, Osaka), Malaysia (Johor Bahru - 700MW+), India (Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad), and Saudi Arabia. Over 800MW committed to customers with land for 1GW+ future growth.

Unique value

Pioneer of hyperscale data centres in APAC with unmatched deployment speed, industry-low PUE (power usage effectiveness), regional insight across 8+ markets, and the largest data centre platform in APJ (excl. China).

Target customer

Hyperscale cloud providers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud), large technology companies, AI/ML companies, content platforms, and enterprise customers requiring large-scale data centre capacity.

Industries served

Cloud Computing, AI/ML Infrastructure, Digital Infrastructure, Enterprise IT, Telecommunications

Technology advantage

Innovative data centre design delivering industry-low PUE; dedicated high-voltage substations (132KV/66KV); carrier-neutral facilities near sub-sea cable landing stations; BCA Green Mark Platinum certified; Net Zero 2030 commitment; largest sustainability-linked financing in APJ region.

How they differentiate

Pure-play hyperscale focus (not colocation generalist); deep regional expertise across 8+ APAC/ME markets; faster deployment timelines than competitors; strong sustainability credentials with Net Zero 2030 roadmap; backed by Blackstone's scale capital enabling rapid expansion.

Main competitors

Equinix (US), Digital Realty (US), NEXTDC (Australia)

Key partnerships

Blackstone (owner, largest alternative asset manager), HUMAIN strategic partnership in Saudi Arabia, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Natixis (debt financing partners), ING Bank (co-debt advisor), Westpac, NAB, Commonwealth Bank (sustainable financing)

Notable customers

Major hyperscale cloud providers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud), ByteDance/TikTok (Singapore consortium), large global technology and AI companies (specific names confidential due to hyperscale NDA nature)

Major milestones

2015: Founded by Robin Khuda, 2017: Opened SYD1 (Sydney) and MEL1 (Melbourne) data centres, 2020: Macquarie-led investment at A$3B valuation, world's first double data centre opening (HKG1 + SGP1), 2022: Became largest DC platform in APJ (excl. China), 2024: Blackstone/CPP Investments acquired AirTrunk at A$24B enterprise value ($16.1B), 2025: Closed landmark A$16B sustainable financing, 2026: Entered India via Lumina CloudInfra acquisition, committed $30B for 5GW AI data centres in India by 2030

Market positioning

Largest data centre platform in Asia-Pacific & Japan (excl. China). Positioned as the leading independent hyperscale data centre specialist in the region, backed by Blackstone (world's largest alternative asset manager) with $1T+ AUM.

Geographic focus

Asia-Pacific (Australia, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, India) and Middle East (Saudi Arabia)

About Robin Khuda

Ex-CFO of Pipe Networks; Ex-CFO of NEXTDC (founding member); held leadership roles at Singtel and Fujitsu; Degree in Accounting from University of Technology Sydney. Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, moved to Australia at age 18.

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