Microsoft quits Nscale UK data centre before IPO

Microsoft has pulled out of a deal to anchor Nscale's first British data centre in Loughton, Essex, as the AI cloud startup prepares to go public.

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Oct 18, 2026

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Microsoft quits Nscale UK data centre before IPO

Microsoft has pulled out of a deal to anchor Nscale's first British data centre in Loughton, Essex, as the AI cloud startup prepares to go public.

In brief

Microsoft has pulled out of a deal to anchor Nscale's first British data centre in Loughton, Essex, as the AI cloud startup prepares to go public. Microsoft withdrew from anchoring Nscale's UK data centre project due to power grid delays, threatening the startup's IPO plans as it seeks three billion dollars…

Microsoft exits Nscale deal

Microsoft has pulled out of a deal to anchor Nscale's first British data centre in Loughton, Essex, the Telegraph reported. The move comes as the AI cloud startup prepares to go public.

Power grid delays the site

Authorities have told Nscale not to expect a power supply until the twenty thirty s.The site has faced a string of delays, Bloomberg reported, citing the Telegraph.Microsoft did not say why it walked away.

Nscale seeks three billion dollars

Nscale is seeking to raise as much as three billion dollars in an IPO as soon as this month.Microsoft and Anthropic account for about eighty five percent of its contracts, according to its IPO filing.

The big picture

Microsoft withdrew from anchoring Nscale's UK data centre project due to power grid delays, threatening the startup's IPO plans as it seeks three billion dollars.

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