Edged
Edged Energy is a privately held US sustainable data center developer serving hyperscale and enterprise customers with AI-ready build-to-suit facilities featuring proprietary waterless cooling, 400kW+ per-rack liquid cooling, and operations across the United States, Spain, and Portugal.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersNew York, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Edged does
Edged Energy is a privately held US-based sustainable data center developer, founded in 2016 by Jakob Carnemark (formerly founder of Aligned) and operating as a portfolio company of infrastructure holding company Endeavour, headquartered in Darien, Connecticut. The company designs, builds, and operates AI-ready data center facilities for hyperscale and enterprise customers under build-to-suit long-term lease agreements, with operational and planned sites across the United States (Phoenix, Atlanta, Council Bluffs, Fort Worth, Austin), Spain, and Portugal. The company was founded in 2016 and currently maintains a lean headcount of 11–50 employees consistent with a capital-intensive project-execution model.
Edged's technical platform centers on waterless cooling technology developed by sister company ThermalWorks, enabling zero-water operation and a portfolio-wide target PUE of 1.15. Facilities support up to 400kW+ per rack with liquid cooling to accommodate high-density AI and GPU workloads. The Endeavour portfolio layers in complementary technology platforms — Pact Systems (hydrogen and solid-carbon co-production launched March 2026) and TurboCell (hybrid DC power systems co-developed with BorgWarner, production targeted for 2027 in Hendersonville, NC) — that address the energy supply stack for AI data centers. PowerSecure microgrid partnerships allow power access up to two years faster than traditional grid interconnection, which Edged cites as a primary speed-to-market differentiator.
Edged pursues an enterprise sales-led GTM targeting hyperscale cloud and AI operators and large enterprises, with pricing undisclosed and contracts structured as build-to-suit long-term leases. Revenue streams include data center leasing (subscription/recurring), build-to-suit development, and managed carbon-neutral services (e.g., the Lisbon campus delivered in partnership with Merlin Properties and EDP). Through 2026 the company has secured nearly $2 billion in cumulative financing, anchored by a $1.3 billion Senior Secured Notes offering in April 2026 arranged by Morgan Stanley, TD Securities, and Crédit Agricole CIB, to fund simultaneous multi-site development across major US markets.
Edged firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Edged
- Legal name
- Edged Energy
- Website
- https://edgedenergy.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Edged Energy is a privately held US sustainable data center developer serving hyperscale and enterprise customers with AI-ready build-to-suit facilities featuring proprietary waterless cooling, 400kW+ per-rack liquid cooling, and operations across the United States, Spain, and Portugal.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Edged industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Data Center Infrastructure Services
- NAICS
- Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513)
- SIC
- Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)
- akta.pro primary industry
- HPC / AI-Optimized Data Center Facilities (HDABACAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Wholesale Colocation (Powered Shells / Suites) (HDABACAB), Cooling Systems & Thermal Management (CRAC/CRAH, Chillers, Liquid Cooling) (HDABAKAD), AI Datacenter Power, Cooling & Racks (liquid cooling, power delivery) (HDAAAAAH), Modular & Prefabricated Data Centers (HDABACAH), Power Distribution & Switchgear (UPS, PDUs, Busway) (HDABAKAA), Facilities Operations & Maintenance (Power/Cooling/Mechanical) (HDABANAC)
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Where Edged is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- New York
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices8 records
Markets served
Edged business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Data Center Leasing: Long-term lease agreements for build-to-suit AI-ready data center facilities to hyperscale and enterprise customers. Revenue generated through infrastructure rental under multi-year contracts.
- Data Center Development: Build-to-suit development model where Edged constructs large-scale data center facilities for customers, with initial phases and expansion potential across multiple markets.
- Carbon-Neutral Data Center Services: Portugal's first carbon-neutral data center campus featuring five facilities delivering 180MW of critical power, with clean energy supplied by EDP.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels3 records
Edged product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Edged designs, builds, and operates sustainable, AI-ready data center facilities delivered under build-to-suit, long-term lease arrangements to hyperscale and enterprise customers across the United States and Europe. Facilities leverage proprietary ThermalWorks zero-water cooling technology to deliver a target portfolio-wide PUE of 1.15 and support high-density AI workloads up to 400kW+ per rack via liquid cooling. The company complements its data centers with partner-integrated power technologies (TurboCell hybrid DC power, PowerSecure microgrids) to enable rapid, grid-independent deployment.
Product overview
Edged is a sustainable data center company (an Endeavour company) that designs, builds, and operates AI-ready data center facilities worldwide. The company offers a portfolio of data center products spanning multiple U.S. markets (Atlanta, Chicago, Council Bluffs, Phoenix, Fort Worth, Austin) and Europe (Spain, Portugal). Edged differentiates through proprietary waterless cooling technology (ThermalWorks) enabling zero-water cooling with a target PUE of 1.15, supporting high-density workloads up to 400kW+ per rack with liquid cooling. The company's parent Endeavour has also developed complementary power technologies including Pact Systems (hydrogen production) and TurboCell (hybrid DC power systems with BorgWarner). Facilities are offered under build-to-suit arrangements to hyperscale and enterprise customers under long-term lease agreements.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- PHX01-1 (Phoenix/Mesa Data Center)
- Atlanta 42MW Data Center
- Council Bluffs Campus
- Lisbon Carbon-Neutral Data Center Campus
- Maxwell/Austin Data Center Campus
- Edged Energy Outpost (Fort Worth)
- ThermalWorks Waterless Cooling Platform
Quantifiable outcome
- PUE ratio of 1.15 across portfolio
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Edged
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Edged technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Edged partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.
- BorgWarnercoreStrategic partnership for development of TurboCell hybrid DC power system that integrates generator and energy storage functions for AI data centers. BorgWarner expects production to begin in Hendersonville, North Carolina in 2027 with initial capacity of 2GW.
- Merlin PropertiesflagshipStrategic partnership for development of Portugal's first carbon-neutral data center campus in Vila Franca de Xira. Merlin is building the data center campus with Edged Energy in Lisbon.
- EDPflagshipPortuguese utility supplying clean energy to Edged's Lisbon data center campus. EDP plans to implement the largest single-site decentralized solar energy project in its history with up to 100MWp capacity.
- ThermalWorkscoreSister company providing proprietary waterless cooling technology. Edged leverages ThermalWorks technology across all its data center facilities to enable zero water consumption cooling.
- EndeavourcoreParent company of Edged. Founded by Aligned founder Jakob Carnemark. Endeavour has launched additional technology companies including Pact Systems for hydrogen production.
- PowerSecurecoreMicrogrid developer partnership enabling Edged to access power up to two years faster than traditional grid connections. Addresses grid interconnection delays for AI data center deployments.
- EbnerminorGerman firm serving as the manufacturing partner for Pact Systems hydrogen and solid-carbon co-production technology.
Scale indicators14 records
Recent moves12 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Edged competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Compass Datacenters: Hyperscale data center provider focused on modular, standardized, shovel-ready designs across multiple US markets. Comparable for standardized/modular build philosophy, hyperscale customer focus, and emphasis on speed-to-market.
- CyrusOne: Hyperscale-focused data center operator with major campuses across the US and Europe, now owned by KKR and GIP. Comparable for hyperscale build-to-suit model, AI-ready infrastructure, and large multi-MW deployments.
- Stack Infrastructure: Private wholesale data center platform (backed by IPI Partners) developing hyperscale campuses across the Americas. Comparable on build-to-suit wholesale model, focus on hyperscale customers, and scale of multi-MW deployments.
- EdgeConneX: Private data center operator specializing in build-to-suit hyperscale and edge facilities across 50+ markets. Comparable for build-to-suit wholesale model and emphasis on emerging markets and secondary metros similar to Edged's Council Bluffs, Fort Worth, and Austin expansions.
- Aligned Energy: Founded by the same founder (Jakob Carnemark), Aligned pioneered liquid-cooled, high-density data centers for hyperscale and AI customers with adaptive cooling technology. It is the most direct comparable given shared DNA, similar customer base, and emphasis on high-density AI workloads.
- Vantage Data Centers: Private wholesale data center provider backed by DigitalBridge, with large-scale campuses across North America and EMEA targeting hyperscalers. Closely comparable on customer base (hyperscalers), wholesale build-to-suit model, and AI-ready high-density facility design.
Broad incumbents
- Equinix: Global colocation and interconnection leader operating 260+ IBX data centers across 30+ markets. Comparable as a hyperscale-adjacent data center operator though broader in scope (retail colocation, interconnection) versus Edged's wholesale/AI-focused build-to-suit model.
- Iron Mountain Data Centers: Operates a global colocation and hyperscale data center portfolio across 20+ markets, with strong sustainability positioning including renewable-powered facilities. Comparable for sustainability-led positioning, hyperscale/enterprise customer mix, and build-to-suit capabilities.
- QTS Data Centers: Large hyperscale and enterprise data center operator (acquired by Blackstone in 2021) with massive campuses in Ashburn, Dallas, Phoenix, and other markets. Comparable for hyperscale build-to-suit and AI-density offerings, though now part of a much larger private platform.
- Digital Realty: Largest publicly traded data center REIT with 300+ facilities globally serving hyperscale and enterprise customers under colocation and build-to-suit leases. Competes for the same hyperscale build-to-suit opportunities Edged is targeting, though at much larger scale and with a broader service portfolio.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Edged leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Edged subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries3 records
Edged funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Edged M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Edged
What does Edged do?
Edged designs, builds, and operates sustainable, AI-ready data center facilities delivered under build-to-suit, long-term lease arrangements to hyperscale and enterprise customers across the United States and Europe. Facilities leverage proprietary ThermalWorks zero-water cooling technology to deliver a target portfolio-wide PUE of 1.15 and support high-density AI workloads up to 400kW+ per rack via liquid cooling. The company complements its data centers with partner-integrated power technologies (TurboCell hybrid DC power, PowerSecure microgrids) to enable rapid, grid-independent deployment.
Is Edged a public or private company?
Edged is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Edged founded?
Edged was founded in 2016. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Edged based?
Edged is headquartered in New York, United States, in the North America region.
How does Edged make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Data Center Leasing is the primary driver. The others are data Center Development and carbon-Neutral Data Center Services.
Who are Edged's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Compass Datacenters, CyrusOne, Stack Infrastructure, EdgeConneX, Aligned Energy and Vantage Data Centers. Broad incumbents are Equinix, Iron Mountain Data Centers, QTS Data Centers and Digital Realty.
Does Edged have an API?
No public API is recorded for Edged.
What industry is Edged in?
Edged's product category is Data Center Infrastructure Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDABACAJ, HPC / AI-Optimized Data Center Facilities, with a secondary code of HDABACAB, Wholesale Colocation (Powered Shells / Suites). Its NAICS code is 518210 and its SIC code is 8744.