# Nscale and Anthropic Negotiate $45 Billion Compute Deal

> Nscale and Anthropic finalize $45 billion cloud computing deal to boost IPO valuation.
- Title: Nscale and Anthropic Negotiate $45 Billion Compute Deal
- Summary: Nscale and Anthropic finalize $45 billion cloud computing deal to boost IPO valuation. Nscale and Anthropic agreed to a $45 billion cloud computing deal…
- Keywords: nscale, anthropic, nvidia, monarch data center campus, vera rubin chips, west virginia, i po valuation, cloud computing, finance, markets, Negotiate, Billion
- Source: BigGo Finance — https://finance.biggo.com/news/f7a29976-e59c-4b6b-bcc2-dd88c10ce327
- Author: BigGo Finance
- Published: 2026-10-19T21:05:18+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nscale, anthropic, nvidia, monarch data center campus, vera rubin chips, west virginia, i po valuation, cloud computing, finance, markets
## Nscale and Anthropic in Talks
Nscale, a data center developer backed by Nvidia, is in talks with Anthropic on a cloud computing agreement worth about $45 billion (roughly NT$1.5 trillion).
## Deal Covers Second Building
The agreement covers the second building at Nscale's Monarch campus in West Virginia, providing 460 megawatts of capacity using Nvidia's Vera Rubin chips.
## Potential Total Cooperation
If completed, the two companies' total cooperation would reach $90 billion (roughly NT$2.9 trillion).
## Anthropic Secures Negotiating Priority
Anthropic has also secured negotiating priority on the campus's planned third building.
## Existing Infrastructure Agreement
Anthropic and Nscale previously signed an agreement worth up to $44.6 billion (roughly NT$1.4 trillion) for existing infrastructure.
## IPO Valuation Target
Nscale targets a valuation of about $30 billion (roughly NT$970 billion) for its U.S. listing.
## Investor-Proposed Reduced Range
Some investors argue the valuation should be cut to $16 billion to $19 billion (roughly NT$620 billion).
## Pre-IPO Funding Round
Nscale completed a $3.36 billion (roughly NT$110 billion) pre-IPO funding round led by Third Point.
## Key takeaway

Nscale and Anthropic agreed to a $45 billion cloud computing deal, strengthening Nscale's IPO valuation case ahead of its U.S. listing.