What CloudHQ does

CloudHQ is a private, founder-controlled, self-funded wholesale data center developer and operator headquartered in Washington DC, founded in 2016 by Hossein Fateh — former CEO and co-founder of DuPont Fabros Technology (DFT), which was sold for $7.8 billion in 2017. The company designs, builds, finances, and operates hyperscale-grade data center campuses, selling critical IT power, powered shell space, and connectivity to the world's largest hyperscale technology companies on long-term leases. CloudHQ operates exclusively through direct enterprise field sales and structures multi-year custom contracts rather than offering tiered or self-serve pricing.

The underlying asset base consists of 23+ purpose-built campuses across 10 countries spanning Northern Virginia (MCC, MDC, LC, CLP), the US Midwest (ORD, MSP), Texas (SAT), California (SJC), Mexico (QRO), Brazil (GIG, GRU), the United Kingdom (LHR), France (CDG), Germany (FRA Offenbach, FRA Hochst), Italy (MXP), the Netherlands (AMS), Japan (KIX), and Thailand (BKK). CloudHQ has developed 5.2+ GW of global data center inventory, 9.2 million+ SF of delivered space, 1,380+ MW of contracted critical IT load, with 6,000+ MW of additional expansion runway and 30 million+ SF in the global portfolio including planned development. Differentiating technical features include direct on-site transmission-level substations (440kV in Brazil, 400kV in the UK, 300MW utility connection in Frankfurt), first-mover Brazil National Grid authorization, grey-water cooling systems in Ashburn, and 99.9% brownfield remediation reuse on the Milan campus.

The business model is wholesale data center leasing — essentially Infrastructure-as-a-Service for hyperscalers — funded by founder equity and structured capital. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is contractually negotiated per campus. In April 2026 CloudHQ accessed the asset-backed securities market for the first time, issuing $1.4 billion of triple-A rated paper (Moody's and S&P) backed by two leased Virginia facilities, marking its entry into structured finance. Disclosed metrics show $39.8 million ARR and a $119.4 million valuation as of 2025, a self-described "startup" ARR figure that appears materially understated relative to industry math implied by contracted capacity.

Name

CloudHQ

Legal name

CloudHQ

Website

https://cloudhq.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CloudHQ designs, builds, finances, and operates wholesale hyperscale data center campuses, leasing critical IT power and powered shell space under long-term contracts to the world's largest technology companies across 23+ campuses in 10 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hyperscale Data Center Infrastructure

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Computer Rental & Leasing (7377)

akta.pro primary industry

Hyperscale Data Center Campuses (Build-to-Suit) (HDABACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud Networking Core Services (VPC/VNet, Load Balancing, DNS, NAT) (HDABAAAJ), Cloud Managed Services (Operations, Monitoring, Patching) (BPAEACAF)

Keywords

• Hyperscale data centers
• Wholesale data center leasing
• Critical IT load capacity
• Data center infrastructure
• AI-ready data centers

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices22 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Data Center Leasing: CloudHQ generates revenue through long-term leasing of wholesale data center space and critical IT power to hyperscale operators and large technology companies. The company develops purpose-built facilities tailored to customer specifications with guaranteed capacity and availability.
2. Asset-Backed Securities (ABS): CloudHQ accesses capital markets through ABS issuances backed by leased data center assets. The $1.4 billion debut ABS was secured by two Virginia facilities leased to hyperscalers, representing the company's first hyperscale data center ABS issuance and first entry into structured finance markets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CloudHQ designs, builds, finances, and operates large-scale hyperscale data center campuses and leases their critical IT load capacity to the world's largest technology companies under long-term wholesale contracts. It currently owns or controls 23+ campuses across 10 countries, with a global inventory exceeding 5.2 GW across more than 9.2 million square feet of delivered capacity and over 1,380 MW contracted. The company delivers purpose-built, fully fitted turn-key facilities for cloud, AI, and large-scale compute tenants.

Product overview

CloudHQ is a global hyperscale data center provider offering a platform of 23+ dedicated data center campuses across North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. The company's portfolio spans multiple geographic regions including Northern Virginia (MCC, MDC, LC, CLP campuses), Chicago (ORD), Texas (SAT), California (SJC), Minnesota (MSP), Mexico (QRO), Brazil (GIG, GRU), United Kingdom (LHR), France (CDG), Germany (FRA Offenbach, FRA Hochst), Italy (MXP), Netherlands (AMS), Japan (KIX), and Thailand (BKK). Services include powered shell data center space, critical IT load capacity (ranging from 36 MW to 1,256 MW per campus), on-site substations, fiber connectivity infrastructure, and renewable energy options. CloudHQ operates as Infrastructure-as-a-Service for hyperscale tenants, providing flexible, scalable facilities for cloud and AI workloads.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CloudHQ Hyperscale Data Center Platform Long-term wholesale lease of purpose-built, fully-fitted hyperscale data center capacity on master-planned campuses for cloud, AI, and large-internet-platform operators. Customers contract for hundreds of megawatts to multi-gigawatt blocks of critical IT load with on-site sustainability features (grey-water reuse, brownfield remediation) and AI-ready high-density liquid cooling.
• CloudHQ LC Campus Ashburn (Virginia, US) Hyperscale campus in Ashburn, Virginia comprising LC1-LC6 with up to 1.2 GW of critical IT load across approximately 3.4 million square feet; proximity to the largest US cloud-region fiber infrastructure.
• CloudHQ GRU Campus (Sumaré, São Paulo, Brazil) Brazilian hyperscale campus in Sumaré with up to 540 MW of critical IT load across approximately 1.4 million square feet; serves as CloudHQ's primary South American hyperscale anchor.
• CloudHQ MCC Campus (Garland, Texas, US) Texas hyperscale campus in Garland with up to 540 MW of critical IT load across approximately 1.3 million square feet.
• CloudHQ MDC Campus (Dallas, Texas, US) Dallas hyperscale campus with up to 432 MW of critical IT load across approximately 1 million square feet.
• CloudHQ CLP Campus (Culpeper, Virginia, US) Virginia hyperscale campus with up to 1.4 GW of critical IT load across approximately 3 million square feet; one of the largest single hyperscale campuses in North America.
• CloudHQ ORD Campus (Itasca, Illinois, US) Chicago-area hyperscale campus in Itasca with up to 700 MW of critical IT load across approximately 1.6 million square feet.
• CloudHQ SAT Campus (San Antonio, Texas, US) Texas hyperscale campus in San Antonio with up to 432 MW of critical IT load across approximately 1 million square feet.
• CloudHQ SJC Campus (San Jose, California, US) California hyperscale campus with up to 240 MW of critical IT load across approximately 0.8 million square feet; designed for AI and high-density workloads.
• CloudHQ MSP Campus (Lakeville, Minnesota, US) Minnesota hyperscale campus in Lakeville with up to 750 MW of critical IT load across approximately 1.5 million square feet.
• CloudHQ QRO Campus (Querétaro, Mexico) Mexican hyperscale campus in Querétaro with up to 300 MW of critical IT load across approximately 1 million square feet; primary hyperscale anchor for the Mexican market.
• CloudHQ GIG Campus (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Brazilian hyperscale campus with up to 384 MW of critical IT load across approximately 1 million square feet; second major Brazilian hyperscale anchor.
• CloudHQ LHR Campus (Slough, United Kingdom) UK hyperscale campus in Slough with up to 540 MW of critical IT load across approximately 0.6 million square feet; serves the London cloud region.
• CloudHQ CDG Campus (Dugny/Paris, France) French hyperscale campus near Paris with up to 300 MW of critical IT load across approximately 0.6 million square feet; serves the Paris cloud region.
• CloudHQ FRA Campus Offenbach (Germany) German hyperscale campus in Offenbach with up to 450 MW of critical IT load across approximately 0.9 million square feet; serves the Frankfurt cloud region.
• CloudHQ FRA Campus Höchst (Germany) Secondary German hyperscale campus in Frankfurt-Höchst with up to 144 MW of critical IT load across approximately 0.4 million square feet; second Frankfurt-region campus.
• CloudHQ MXP Campus (Cornaredo/Milan, Italy) Italian hyperscale campus near Milan with up to 192 MW of critical IT load across approximately 0.5 million square feet; serves the Milan cloud region.
• CloudHQ AMS Campus (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Dutch hyperscale campus in Amsterdam with up to 160 MW of critical IT load across approximately 0.4 million square feet; serves the FLAP (Frankfurt–London–Amsterdam–Paris) cloud corridor.
• CloudHQ KIX Campus (Osaka, Japan) Japanese hyperscale campus in Osaka with up to 300 MW of critical IT load across approximately 0.6 million square feet; primary hyperscale anchor for the APAC region.
• CloudHQ BKK Campus (Bangkok, Thailand) Thai hyperscale campus in Bangkok with up to 240 MW of critical IT load across approximately 0.6 million square feet; serves the Southeast Asian cloud region.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Data Center CoalitionminorOthersFounding member of the Data Center Coalition, an industry organization dedicated to advocating for the data center industry
• techUKminorOthersCouncil member of techUK, the technology trade association for the UK
• Brazilian Data Center AssociationminorOthersMember of the Brazilian Data Center Association (ABDC)
• Mexican Data Centers AssociationminorOthersMember of the Mexican Data Centers Association (MEXDC)
• European Data Centre AssociationminorOthersMember of the European Data Centre Association (EUDCA)
• German Data Centre AssociationminorOthersMember of the German Data Centre Association (GDA)
• CloudCapitalminorOthersAffiliated company within the Fateh Family Office ecosystem
• WindHQminorOthersAffiliated company within the Fateh Family Office ecosystem
• Dalian DevelopmentminorOthersAffiliated company within the Fateh Family Office ecosystem

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Stack Infrastructure: Stack is a hyperscale-focused developer (raised through IPI Partners). Comparable on purpose-built campuses with utility-scale power, fiber connectivity, and hyperscaler/AI workloads.
• QTS Data Centers (Blackstone): QTS, acquired by Blackstone for $10B in 2021, runs mega-scale hyperscale campuses adjacent to CloudHQ markets like Northern Virginia. Comparable scale, hyperscale customer base, and pre-leased build-to-suit model.
• Digital Realty Trust: Digital Realty is the largest publicly listed hyperscale/colocation operator. Directly comparable: both lease wholesale power and space to hyperscalers under multi-year contracts and operate build-to-suit campuses globally.
• CyrusOne: CyrusOne is a pure-play hyperscale data center provider (taken private by KKR/Singtel). Most directly comparable to CloudHQ's wholesale, hyperscaler-focused model with build-to-suit campuses in the US and Europe.
• Vantage Data Centers: Vantage is a Blackstone-backed hyperscale developer operating large campuses across North America, EMEA, and APAC. Closely comparable on campus scale, customer profile (hyperscalers), and greenfield development model.
• Compass Datacenters: Compass is a build-to-suit hyperscale data center provider with campuses across North America and Europe. Highly comparable on purpose-built, customer-tailored wholesale delivery and capital-markets-backed growth.
• EdgeConneX: EdgeConneX (EQT-backed) operates hyperscale and edge data centers globally. Comparable for its hybrid build-to-suit hyperscale and edge strategy serving cloud, AI, and content customers.

Broad incumbents

• Equinix: Equinix is a broad incumbent in interconnection and colocation with overlapping enterprise and hyperscaler customers. It competes with CloudHQ in tier-1 markets for hyperscale deals and is expanding its hyperscale xScale/data center business.
• Iron Mountain Data Centers: Iron Mountain operates a growing portfolio of colocation and hyperscale data centers globally. Comparable as an incumbent expanding into hyperscale build-to-suit adjacent to CloudHQ's Northern Virginia hub.

Regional players

• AirTrunk: AirTrunk (Blackstone/CPP, ~$24B 2024 deal) is APAC's largest hyperscale operator, with campuses in Japan, Australia, Singapore, and Malaysia. Comparable for CloudHQ's KIX/BKK campuses and APAC hyperscale playbook.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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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