ADACEN

What ADACEN does

ADACEN is a privately held IT solutions company headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with an eastern operations facility in Silver Spring, Maryland, and a wholly-owned federal subsidiary, ADACEN Federal, LLC. Founded in 2018, the company designs and operates advanced data center infrastructure and related services for United States federal, regional, and local governments, eligible domestic commercial companies, and eligible international governments and commercial companies. Its stated mission is to provide a "backstop for data protection" via infrastructure that addresses five named vulnerabilities of conventional data centers: public-grid dependence, lack of air-gapped backup, limited physical security, rising power and water consumption, and absence of long-duration DR/COOP support.

The company's core product is DATA OASIS™, an advanced data center complex featuring pre-grid resilient power, military-grade physical security on strategically located sites, air-gapped data transport, and quantum-safe encryption. Underpinning it is liquid immersion cooling technology that achieves a third-party-verified Power Usage Effectiveness of 1.03, supporting more than 100kW of compute density within two standard racks. Layered on this infrastructure is the ADVANCED DATA SOLUTIONS℠ portfolio, which includes Private HPC Cloud, immersion-cooled server technologies, Quantum Safe Encryption (QSE), IaaS, AIaaS (via the Hoonify TurbOS platform), and Ultra High-Performance Compute (UHPC). Strategic partners include Submer (immersion cooling), Hypertec (server hardware), AECOM (engineering/construction), Schneider Electric (energy/automation), and Hoonify (HPC software).

ADACEN operates a subscription-based, recurring-revenue model with multi-year contracts. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and detailed product discussions require bilateral mutual NDAs, indicating a high-touch, consultative enterprise and government sales motion. Distribution is hybrid: direct enterprise sales combined with channel partners for infrastructure reach. The company has raised $335 million in private funding (October 2023) to support expansion into government and healthcare verticals. Leadership includes Founder and CEO Bob Henley, COO Jack Mundie, CRO Bernard Westwood, and Financial Advisor Paul Schwake.

Name

ADACEN

Legal name

ADACEN, Inc.

Website

https://adacen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ADACEN is a private IT solutions company operating DATA OASIS™ advanced data centers with liquid immersion cooling, quantum-safe encryption, and pre-grid power. It delivers subscription-based colocation, IaaS, AIaaS, and HPC services primarily to US federal, regional, and local governments and eligible commercial clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Center & Cloud Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Data Centers & On-Prem Facilities (Owned/Operated) (HDABACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Edge Thermal Management & Environmental Controls (Cooling, HVAC, Sensors) (HDABAOAH), Edge Compliance, Governance & Data Sovereignty Infrastructure (HDABAOAL), Object Storage Platforms (HDABAEAC), Edge & Micro Data Center Server Systems (HDACABAJ)

Keywords

• Data center services
• Immersion cooling infrastructure
• Private cloud hosting
• High performance computing
• Quantum safe encryption

Headquarters

HQ city

Albuquerque

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. DATA OASIS™ Colocation Services: Advanced data center colocation services providing secure, resilient facilities for secure colocation or custom private clouds with full customer experience services.
2. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): Private cloud or infrastructure as a service providing compute and storage with scalability, performance, and lower cost than public clouds. Includes virtual machines, storage (block, file, object), and networking.
3. AI as a Service (AIaaS): AI and machine learning capabilities delivered as a service, accessible via APIs and tools, providing cost-effective alternative to in-house development without capital investment.
4. Ultra High-Performance Compute (UHPC): High-performance computing environment with ultra-high performance levels for modeling, simulation, AI, and ML workloads without complexities of building private cloud or high costs of short-term public cloud use.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ADACEN designs, builds, and operates advanced data center facilities (DATA OASIS™) using proprietary liquid immersion cooling technology and sells private cloud, infrastructure, high-performance compute, and AI-as-a-service offerings to U.S. government and enterprise customers. Its ADVANCED DATA SOLUTIONS℠ portfolio includes IaaS, UHPC, AIaaS, Quantum Safe Encryption, and immersion-cooled server technologies delivered through secure, air-gapped, military-grade facilities.

Product overview

ADACEN offers a dual-brand product architecture: DATA OASIS™ serves as the branded advanced data center facility providing full customer experience services for secure colocation and custom private clouds, while ADVANCED DATA SOLUTIONS℠ functions as the technology and service portfolio brand encompassing AIaaS, UHPC (Ultra High-Performance Compute), IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), and Private Data Solutions. These offerings are designed to work independently or in combination, providing customers with a complete data resilience ecosystem from facility infrastructure to AI and compute services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DATA OASIS™: Advanced data center complex offering secure colocation, custom private clouds, resilient power, enhanced physical security, and advanced connectivity including air-gapped data transport and quantum safe encryption.
• ADVANCED DATA SOLUTIONS℠
• AIaaS
• IaaS
• Ultra-HPC

Products and services

• DATA OASIS™ Advanced Data Centers Advanced data center facilities offering full customer experience services for secure colocation or custom private clouds, featuring resilient pre-grid electricity, enhanced physical security on strategic locations, and advanced connectivity including air-gapped data transport and quantum-safe encryption. Targeted at U.S. federal, regional, and local governments and eligible commercial clients.
• IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) / Private Cloud Private cloud or Infrastructure as a Service providing compute and storage resources as virtual or bare-metal machines with hypervisors, offering CPUs and GPUs for different workloads along with supporting services like auto scaling and load balancing. Available to enterprise and government clients needing dedicated, under-subscribed infrastructure.
• UHPC (Ultra High-Performance Compute) High-performance computing environment delivering ultra-high-level performance with synergies at resilience, performance, and efficiency, without the complexities of building a private cloud or high costs of short-term public cloud use. Enables more than 100kW of compute density in two standard racks for modeling, simulation, AI, and ML workloads.
• AIaaS (Artificial Intelligence as a Service) Out-of-box AI services including machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and robotics capabilities, provided as a complete 'as a service' package that clients access via APIs without building their own infrastructure. Targeted at organizations needing AI/ML capabilities without in-house development overhead.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% reduction in cooling costs
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SubmercoreTechnology or IntegrationSubmer enables next-generation cooling and automation for data and energy-intense environments. Partnership enables PUE's of less than 1.03, zero water use, and longer equipment life while supporting significant HPC workloads through Submer's immersion cooling technology.
• HyperteccoreTechnology or IntegrationHypertec is a large global provider of innovative IT solutions founded in 1984, headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Products include custom designed servers, storage, workstations, and personal computers. Partnership provides server infrastructure for ADACEN's data centers with facilities across North America and Taiwan.
• AECOMcoreTechnology or IntegrationAECOM is a leading firm of planners, designers, engineers, consultants, and program/construction managers. With $14.4 billion in 2023 sales and #1 rankings in transportation and facilities design, AECOM provides infrastructure expertise for data center development.
• Schneider ElectriccoreTechnology or IntegrationSchneider Electric is a leading digital transformation company in energy management and automation. Partnership involves jointly developing tomorrow's most efficient data center solutions for critical missions using SE's technologies for efficiency optimization and sustainability.
• HoonifycoreTechnology or IntegrationHoonify provides TurbOS, an all-in-one HPC software platform that delivers on-demand, simplified, and affordable high-performance computing. Partnership enables Private AIaaS/MLaaS on affordable core hour basis, privately hosted or on premise. Hoonify puts National Laboratory-level supercomputing power into everyday users' hands.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• G42: Sovereign AI and cloud provider based in the UAE serving government and enterprise clients in regulated markets. Comparable to ADACEN's positioning around sovereign-grade, government-aligned AI/HPC infrastructure, though at much larger scale and operating primarily in EMEA/MENA.
• Cirrascale Cloud Services: Bare-metal and GPU cloud provider focused on AI, deep learning, and HPC workloads for enterprise and government. Comparable to ADACEN's UHPC and AIaaS offerings, particularly in serving public-sector and regulated customers with dedicated infrastructure.

Direct peers

• CoreWeave: GPU-focused cloud provider delivering high-performance compute and AI infrastructure at scale. Directly comparable to ADACEN's UHPC and AIaaS offerings, with a similar focus on serving demanding AI/HPC workloads on dedicated infrastructure rather than commodity public cloud.
• Lambda Labs: Specialist provider of GPU cloud and on-prem AI infrastructure for deep learning and HPC workloads. Comparable to ADACEN's positioning around private, dedicated compute with strong performance per dollar, targeting organizations that need AI capacity without hyperscaler lock-in.

Regional players

• Green Mountain: Norway-based operator of highly efficient, hydro-powered data centers with immersion cooling deployments. Comparable to ADACEN on the immersion-cooling and sustainability narrative, though primarily serving European customers rather than US federal clients.

Broad incumbents

• Cyxtera Technologies: Colocation and interconnection provider with a notable footprint serving federal and enterprise customers. Comparable to ADACEN on secure colocation and hybrid infrastructure, though broader in scope and lacking immersion-cooling specialization.
• Equinix: Global colocation and interconnection leader with extensive government and enterprise footprint. Overlaps with ADACEN's DATA OASIS colocation and private cloud offerings, though at vastly greater scale and without immersion cooling specialization.
• Vantage Data Centers: Sustainability-focused hyperscale data center operator with significant government and AI workloads. Comparable to ADACEN on the efficiency and high-density narrative, though at far greater scale and primarily serving hyperscaler tenants.
• QTS Data Centers: Large hyperscale and government-focused data center operator (now under Blackstone). Comparable to ADACEN's DATA OASIS model in serving federal and large enterprise clients, with a similar focus on secure, dedicated facilities.
• Iron Mountain Data Centers: Provider of secure data center and colocation services, including for highly regulated and government-adjacent customers. Comparable to ADACEN's positioning around secure, resilient facilities with strong physical security, though broader in scope and without the immersion-cooling/quantum-safe angle.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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