PADO AI raised $6M seed funding led by NovaWave Capital to scale its AI energy orchestration SaaS fo...
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The article updates the player map for AI Infrastructure (04.§2) and signals a structural shift toward software-based orchestration to solve the physical power constraints of the data-center build-out (cross.§A).
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PADO AI raised $6M seed funding led by NovaWave Capital to scale its AI energy orchestration SaaS for data centers. The LG NOVA-backed platform maximizes Compute per Megawatt via intelligent workload shifting and DER monetization without new CAPEX. With data center demand projected to hit 96 GW by 2026, PADO targets mid-market colocation sites constrained by power envelopes. Software orchestration is becoming the key lever for scaling AI infrastructure.