Aligned Data Centers
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Aligned Data Centers provides scalable, sustainable, and adaptive data center solutions for cloud, enterprise, and managed service providers. Aligned Data Centers was founded in 2013. The company is led by Andrew Schaap. Based in Plano, Texas, USA. Team size: 261. Total funding raised: $12.1B. Latest round: Acquisition ($40B, Oct 2025 by BlackRock GIP, MGX) - Data centers. Key investors include J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Mizuho Financial Group, Mubadala Investment Company, Macquarie Asset Management, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, BlueMountain Capital, Aligned Capital Partners, Macquarie Infrastructure Partners, IFM Investors.
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- Plano, Texas, USA
- Team size
- 261
- Total funding
- $12.1B
Value proposition
Aligned offers innovative, sustainable, and adaptive data center solutions with a focus on energy efficiency and scalability.
Products and solutions
Colocation services, Build-to-scale solutions, Pay-for-use data centers
Unique value
Aligned's data centers are designed to be scalable and sustainable, using patented cooling technology to reduce energy and water usage.
Target customer
Cloud, enterprise, and managed service providers
Industries served
Cloud, Enterprise, Managed services
Technology advantage
The company offers a pay-for-use model and adaptive infrastructure that allows customers to scale as needed without over-provisioning.
How they differentiate
Aligned differentiates itself with its adaptive infrastructure and pay-for-use model, which allows for efficient scaling and cost management.
Main competitors
Digital Realty, Equinix, CyrusOne
Key partnerships
ODATA, Various hyperscale and enterprise customers
Notable customers
Hyperscale and large enterprise customers
Major milestones
Acquisition of ODATA for expansion into Latin America Secured $12 billion in funding for expansion
Growth metrics
Employee count grew by 20% last year.
Market positioning
Aligned is positioned as a leader in sustainable and scalable data center solutions.
Geographic focus
Primarily North America, with expansion into Latin America through acquisition of ODATA.
Patents and IP
Patented cooling technology
About Andrew Schaap
Andrew Schaap is a data center, IT, private equity and real estate executive with over 25 years of complex transactional experience and multi-disciplinary senior leadership. As CEO of Aligned, Andrew is responsible for the company’s vision, strategy, and overall leadership. Prior to joining Aligned, Andrew held numerous leadership positions over an 11-year period with Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR). Most recently serving as Senior Vice President, he was responsible for global large-scale, client-driven data center builds and was part of the executive leadership team that oversaw the company’s multi-billion dollar international expansion. Andrew also was a Founder and Board Member of DC Delta, a global data center advisory council.
Official website: https://aligneddc.com