HubOne
HubOne Inc. is a Calgary-based, privately-held company building sovereign, power-led AI infrastructure (HubOne vCloud) at North Gate sites in Alberta, offering programmable hyperscale AI compute, deterministic Tier 1 power, and ESG-aligned data services for governments, financial institutions, technology corporations, and institutional investors, with commercial contracts scheduled for a 2027 launch.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2022
- HeadquartersCalgary, Canada
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What HubOne does
HubOne Inc. is a Calgary-based, privately-held company that positions itself as a sovereign, ESG-aligned AI infrastructure provider, delivering what it brands as AI infrastructure as a Service (AiaaS). The company builds and operates the HubOne vCloud — a programmable hyperscale AI fabric combining a 160,000 sq ft campus at North Gate sites in Alberta (approximately 2,000 AI racks organized into eight ~20,000 sq ft fractional compute zones with 10–15 MW IT load per zone), liquid-to-chip cooling, deterministic Tier 1 + N+1/N+2 power architecture (HVDC → UPS → BESS → rack), and multi-cloud sovereign BGP4 networking peered across more than 3,000 global locations. The proprietary NXS Formula-AI™ architecture integrates precision orchestration, continuous power delivery, optical mesh networking, and ZetaFLOP-scale compute, with a Campus Operating System (digital twin) providing automated service orchestration, AIOps monitoring, and closed-loop SLA/compliance automation.
The company's commercial model is multi-pronged: Infrastructure as a Service and AI as a Service via tiered offerings (Fractional NXS Training and Inference, dedicated 400G optical slices, sovereign AI secure zones); long-term, multi-year PPA-backed IaaS and wholesale contracts with institutional and government clients; Fractional Sovereign Data Centre Ownership for institutional investors; joint ventures for sector-specific sovereign clouds, Indigenous and regional technology partnerships, and hyperscale deployments delivered with power partner Elemental; and power revenue plus Scope 1 green credit offsets from First Nations power agreements on sovereign land. NVIDIA (lead GPU/deployment partner) and AMD are referenced as silicon partners, with NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra aligned to the 2027 vCloud launch roadmap.
HubOne targets governments, defense, financial institutions, technology corporations, AI innovators, education, and First Nations communities. Pricing is quote-based, contract-driven, and not publicly disclosed; investor decks and due diligence packs are available only via formal email request. No revenue is disclosed and vCloud contracts are stated to be available for a 2027 launch, indicating a pre-commercial or pre-revenue state despite an active institutional investor and JV solicitation motion. The company operates from 3553 31st Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta, with 51–100 employees, and is led by CEO Michele Taylor.
HubOne firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- HubOne
- Legal name
- HubOne Inc.
- Website
- https://hub1.ca
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2022
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- HubOne Inc. is a Calgary-based, privately-held company building sovereign, power-led AI infrastructure (HubOne vCloud) at North Gate sites in Alberta, offering programmable hyperscale AI compute, deterministic Tier 1 power, and ESG-aligned data services for governments, financial institutions, technology corporations, and institutional investors, with commercial contracts scheduled for a 2027 launch.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
HubOne industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Cloud Infrastructure / AI Infrastructure as a Service
- NAICS
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)
- SIC
- Electronic Computers (3571), Computer Communications Equipment (3576)
- akta.pro primary industry
- AI Compute Cloud & GPU-as-a-Service (HDAAAAAK)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- AI Accelerators (GPUs/TPUs/NPUs/ASICs) (HDAAAAAA), AI Interconnects & Fabric (NVLink/CXL/PCIe/Switches) (HDAAAAAD), Cloud Networking Core Services (VPC/VNet, Load Balancing, DNS, NAT) (HDABAAAJ)
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Where HubOne is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Calgary
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices3 records
Markets served
HubOne business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Critical Acceleration: High-compute AI and power delivered as a service or wholesale, targeting institutional investors, banks, governments, and technology corporations with hardened Tier 1 + N+2 infrastructure. Long-term PPA-backed power supply and contracted power agreements underpin recurring revenue.
- HubOne vCloud Sovereign AI Compute: Hyperscale AI compute delivered as programmable vCloud service with fractional compute zones (starting at 20,000 sq ft blocks), automated scaling across 160,000 sq ft campus, on-demand provisioning of AI training/inference capacity, dedicated sovereign compute zones, and SLA-backed AI infrastructure services. Contracts available for 2027 launch.
- AI as a Service Tiered Offerings: Tiered service offerings including Fractional NXS AI Training Tier, Fractional NXS Inference Tier, dedicated 400G optical connectivity slices, sovereign AI secure zones, and private AI cluster deployments. End-to-end automated provisioning with token-compatible verification and billing for fractional capacity accounting.
- Fractional Sovereign Data Centre Ownership: Long-term structure where institutional investors, pension funds, and infrastructure platforms acquire fractional blocks within a HubOne campus, owning a defined slice of power, space, and GPU capacity while benefiting from full-facility scale and resilience.
- Joint Venture & Strategic Partnership Revenue: Co-development arrangements for sector-specific sovereign cloud/AI zones, Indigenous and regional technology development partnerships, hyperscale and private high-compute remote sites, and sovereign power-to-AI campus JVs. Power revenues combined with compute/tokens output create combined infrastructure and digital-product play.
- Power Revenue & Green Credit Offsets: Long-term power agreements with First Nations partners producing power revenue, emissions reduction, firm utility renewable power, and global Scope 1 green credit offsets.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Fractional hyperscale deployment starting at 20,000 sq ft compute blocks; 10–15 MW IT load per fractional block; SLA-backed vCloud offerings |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Infrastructure as a Service or Wholesale; AI clusters, high-density immersion, security internetworking, multi-cloud and data sovereignty, power generation and transmission |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
HubOne product offering
Product offeringCore offering
HubOne delivers sovereign AI infrastructure as a service through a 160,000 sq ft hyperscale campus on First Nations land in Alberta, combining deterministic power delivery (HVDC to UPS to BESS to rack distribution), liquid-to-chip cooling, NVIDIA and AMD GPU clusters, and a programmable cloud control plane. It sells fractional NXS compute blocks (starting at ~20,000 sq ft with 10–15 MW IT load each), AI training and inference tiers, dedicated 400G optical connectivity, sovereign AI secure zones, and partnership programs for First Nations economic inclusion and joint venture investors.
Product overview
HubOne delivers a unified sovereign AI infrastructure platform marketed as "Infrastructure as a Service: High Compute AI & Power - Critical Acceleration," combining three interlocking modules — HubOne Private vCloud (the programmable AI fabric), NorthGate (the NXS hyperscale campuses in Alberta), and NRGHUB/Energize (clean, deterministic power delivered with Elemental) — all orchestrated by the NXS Formula-AI architecture and the Campus Operating System (digital twin, AI-driven assurance, closed-loop automation). On top of this physical and digital layer, HubOne offers AI as a Service with Fractional NXS Training and Inference tiers and a token-compatible verification layer, while ESG & SASB Reporting, the First Nations Economic Partnership Program, and Joint Venture & Partnership Opportunities round out the broader service portfolio for institutional and sovereign clients.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Private vCloud: HubOne Private Sovereign vCloud - a hyperscale AI infrastructure platform combining programmable cloud control plane with sovereign-grade data controls, described as a 'Trillion Token Factory' AI fabric.
- NorthGate
- Energize
- NRGHUB
Products and services
- HubOne Private vCloud A sovereign AI infrastructure platform combining a 160,000 sq ft hyperscale campus (~2,000 AI racks across eight ~20,000 sq ft fractional zones) with a programmable cloud control plane, liquid-to-chip cooling, NVIDIA/AMD GPU support, and AI-as-a-Service for training, inference, LLM orchestration, and enterprise MLOps. Designed for governments, financial institutions, technology corporations, defense, and regulated enterprises requiring data sovereignty and Tier 4-grade reliability.
- NorthGate (NXS Hyperscale Facilities) HubOne's hyperscale campus platform providing high-density GPU infrastructure for AI training and inference workloads at North Gate sites in Alberta, Canada, with multi-grid N+2 critical infrastructure, dedicated 1:1 power allocation, and multi-cloud sovereign BGP4 networking.
- NRGHUB (Energize) Integrated clean-power and grid-stability platform delivered in partnership with Elemental, anchoring digital infrastructure to high-reliability clean power at North Gate sites with Tier 4-grade reliability and deterministic uptime.
- AI as a Service (Fractional NXS Tiers) Tiered AI service offering on HubOne vCloud including Fractional NXS AI Training, Fractional NXS Inference, dedicated 400G optical connectivity slices, sovereign AI secure zones, and private AI cluster deployments, backed by a token-compatible verification layer for usage tracking and billing.
- ESG & SASB Reporting Sustainability disclosure and reporting service built around HubOne's "AAA" SASB scorecard across wind, solar, electric utilities, engineering & construction, telecommunications, and technology & IT services sectors.
- First Nations Economic Partnership Program Partnership program for establishing economic partnerships with First Nations communities on sovereign land, delivering enhanced ESG with Indigenous economic inclusion, firmed utility renewable power, long-term power agreements, power revenue, Scope 1 green credit offsets, and currency exchange/tax benefits.
- Joint Venture & Partnership Opportunities JV offerings covering fractional sovereign data centre ownership, sector-specific sovereign vCloud zones, Indigenous and regional tech development partnerships, hyperscale and private high-compute sites, and sovereign Power-to-AI Campus JVs delivered in partnership with Elemental, targeting institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and family offices.
Quantifiable outcome
- 160,000 sq ft hyperscale campus with capacity for approximately 2,000 AI racks
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use HubOne
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
HubOne technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability6 records
Feature9 records
HubOne partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship / core technology partner, core technology partner, flagship / core strategic partner, core strategic partner, advisory, advisory / gtm, standard website integration and advisory context.
- NVIDIAflagship / core technology partnerNVIDIA is the lead GPU silicon and deployment partner. HubOne North Gate references "Ruben Vera NVIDIA" as the deployment lead for fully engineered turn-key NVIDIA deployments at dedicated North Gate sites. The vCloud campus architecture explicitly supports NVIDIA GPU architectures alongside AMD, and HubOne publishes a 2025 March press release titled "NVIDIA BLACKWELL ULTRA Impact" describing compute roadmap implications.
- AMDcore technology partnerAMD is a supported GPU architecture for the HubOne vCloud hyperscale campus. The campus architecture explicitly supports NVIDIA and AMD GPU architectures in its high-density GPU clusters, providing optionality for AI training and inference workloads across both silicon vendors.
- Elemental Powerflagship / core strategic partnerElemental is the power and utility development partner. The NRGHUB concept is a partnership between HubOne and Elemental that integrates power generation, transmission, and connectivity as a single engineered platform. Joint venture inquiries for Hyperscale & Private High-Compute and Sovereign Power-to-AI Campus JVs are routed to [email protected]. December 2024 HubOne Power Agreement press release formalizes the partnership. Elemental also provides the Power Supply Plan for NRG Hub-1.
- Indigenous Consortium (First Nations Partners)core strategic partnerHubOne's First Nations Partners program engages with the "Power of Nations" Indigenous Consortium to develop infrastructure outcomes on sovereign land. The partnerships deliver enhanced ESG with economic Indigenous inclusion, emissions reduction, firm utility renewable power, long-term power agreements, power revenue, global Scope 1 green credit offsets, and currency exchange & lower taxes. HubOne sites are all on sovereign land.
- Dr. Cindy Gordon (ICD.D, CEO of SalesChoice)advisoryDr. Cindy Gordon is an advisor providing AI ethics, governance, and LLM capability expertise to HubOne's AI UltraClusters. She brings real-world experience in developing AI use cases and outcomes, and enhances LLM capabilities for future HubOne AI UltraClusters benefiting industry and post-secondary institutions across North America. Her recent recognition includes CEO of The Year for Digital IT, Analytical Who's Who Global Thought Leader in AI, EY/CATA Sara Kirke Award, Governor General Award, Forbes AI Thought Leader, AI Advisor at University of Arizona Global Campus, and AI Ethics Adjunct Professor at George Brown College.
- Jason TK Butcher (Sovereign Technologies)advisory / gtmJason TK Butcher is an advisor bringing access and relationships in capital markets, deep connections in blockchain and payments industry, and strong ties in the mining sector. He advances business introductions and deals on institutional scale and assists these industries in transitioning to AI as they move towards institutionalization. He serves on the board of Rainforest Partnership and supports environmental conservation.
- Christy Turner (Photography / NASA Citizen Science)advisoryChristy Turner is a Senior Marketing Advisor and Professional Photographer who handles all photography for HubOne. She contributes extensively to NASA's Citizen Photography program and supports scientific outreach and education. Her advisory role ensures high-quality visual content and drives outcomes in online and client engagement.
- Google (reCAPTCHA)standard website integrationHubOne's website uses Google reCAPTCHA on the Create Account page, indicating a standard website protection integration with Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service applying.
- SalesChoice (SalesInsights, MoodInsights)advisory contextSalesChoice is referenced as Dr. Cindy Gordon's award-winning AI platform-as-a-service provider offering SalesInsights and MoodInsights along with Data Science as a Service. Cited in advisor bio to illustrate Gordon's operational AI experience relevant to HubOne's AI UltraClusters.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights6 records
HubOne competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- QTS Data Centers (Blackstone): QTS, owned by Blackstone, operates hyperscale AI/HPC data center campuses across North America with multi-MW density. Comparable on hyperscale build-to-suit for AI tenants, institutional capital backing, and Tier 4-grade design.
- Digital Realty: Digital Realty is a global data center REIT offering colocation, interconnection, and hyperscale build-to-suit across 300+ facilities. Comparable on BGP-grade networking, sovereign data center positioning, and serving regulated/enterprise AI workloads.
- Equinix: Equinix operates a global interconnection-focused colocation platform with dense carrier-grade networking. Comparable on sovereign multi-jurisdictional cloud connectivity, BGP4 peering reach, and enterprise/government customer base.
- Iron Mountain Data Centers: Iron Mountain Data Centers operates secure, compliant colocation campuses with high-density AI/HPC support across North America. Comparable on regulated workload positioning, compliance certifications, and Tier-grade reliability standards.
- Vantage Data Centers: Vantage is a global hyperscale data center operator with North American and EMEA campuses supporting AI/HPC tenants. Comparable on multi-MW, multi-tenant AI-ready facilities, though Vantage does not vertically integrate power generation.
Direct peers
- CoreWeave: CoreWeave is a hyperscale GPU cloud built on NVIDIA silicon for AI training/inference workloads. Comparable on AI-as-a-Service tiering, NVIDIA-driven roadmap, and enterprise/government customer focus, though CoreWeave is compute-led rather than power-led.
- Northern Data Group: Northern Data operates hyperscale GPU clusters and data centers purpose-built for AI/HPC, with vertically integrated power and cooling. Directly comparable on sovereign-aligned, power-anchored AI infrastructure, with similar European/North American geographic positioning.
- Lambda Labs: Lambda operates AI cloud services on NVIDIA GPUs for training and inference, with on-demand and reserved capacity tiers. Comparable on AI-as-a-Service delivery, GPU-density focus, and NVIDIA partnership, though Lambda lacks HubOne's sovereign power angle.
- Crusoe Energy: Crusoe is the closest direct peer: a power-led AI cloud infrastructure operator that pairs stranded/clean energy with GPU compute for AI training and inference, mirroring HubOne's NRGHUB + vCloud thesis. Both target institutional AI workloads with vertically integrated power.
- Applied Digital: Applied Digital builds and operates data centers purpose-built for AI/HPC and crypto workloads, with liquid-cooled GPU clusters. Comparable on hyperscale AI compute real estate, liquid-to-chip cooling, and AI-cloud customer motion.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses6 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
HubOne social profiles
Digital presenceHubOne compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance5 records
HubOne financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
HubOne leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
HubOne funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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HubOne M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about HubOne
What does HubOne do?
HubOne delivers sovereign AI infrastructure as a service through a 160,000 sq ft hyperscale campus on First Nations land in Alberta, combining deterministic power delivery (HVDC to UPS to BESS to rack distribution), liquid-to-chip cooling, NVIDIA and AMD GPU clusters, and a programmable cloud control plane. It sells fractional NXS compute blocks (starting at ~20,000 sq ft with 10–15 MW IT load each), AI training and inference tiers, dedicated 400G optical connectivity, sovereign AI secure zones, and partnership programs for First Nations economic inclusion and joint venture investors.
Is HubOne a public or private company?
HubOne is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was HubOne founded?
HubOne was founded in 2022. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is HubOne based?
HubOne is headquartered in Calgary, Canada, in the North America region.
How does HubOne make money?
Six revenue lines are on record. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Critical Acceleration is the primary driver. The others are hubOne vCloud Sovereign AI Compute, AI as a Service Tiered Offerings, fractional Sovereign Data Centre Ownership, joint Venture & Strategic Partnership Revenue and power Revenue & Green Credit Offsets.
Who are HubOne's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are QTS Data Centers (Blackstone), Digital Realty, Equinix, Iron Mountain Data Centers and Vantage Data Centers. Direct peers are CoreWeave, Northern Data Group, Lambda Labs, Crusoe Energy and Applied Digital.
Does HubOne have an API?
Yes. HubOne vCloud exposes an API as part of its end-to-end automated provisioning flow: tenants request compute capacity via portal or API, orchestration validates available infrastructure using a digital twin, a 20,000 sq ft compute block (or fractional subset) is allocated, optical connectivity is configured and activated, AI clusters are deployed and integrated with tenant security, and SLA telemetry and monitoring begin automatically. No public documentation URL, auth method, rate limits, versioning, or sandbox availability is provided.
What industry is HubOne in?
HubOne's product category is Cloud Infrastructure / AI Infrastructure as a Service. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAAAAAK, AI Compute Cloud & GPU-as-a-Service, with a secondary code of HDAAAAAA, AI Accelerators (GPUs/TPUs/NPUs/ASICs). Its NAICS code is 54151 and its SIC code is 3571.