What DarkNX does

DarkNX (legally DARKNX Ltd.) is a Canadian private infrastructure company incorporated in Ontario in 2025 and headquartered in Toronto. It designs and delivers high-density AI and HPC data center infrastructure across three deployment models — modular (1–20MW factory-built units), greenfield (ground-up power-secured construction), and brownfield (retrofit and density upgrades) — and claims in-house OEM manufacturing of critical components including chillers, transformers, switchgear, ATS, UPS systems, enclosures, and turbines. Its core technology is a two-phase direct-to-chip liquid cooling system positioned to support rack densities above 1 megawatt for AI compute workloads.

The company sells principally to enterprise and hyperscale buyers requiring AI and HPC infrastructure, with revenue streams spanning professional services (feasibility, design oversight, vendor coordination, commissioning), hardware sales of in-house manufactured components, and technical consultation. Go-to-market is a B2B enterprise field sales motion using project inquiry forms, technical scoping calls, whitepapers, and case studies as content marketing; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Disclosed operational scale includes 68 modular data centers manufactured, a claimed ~500MW project pipeline globally, and named engagements covering an 85MW hyperscale deployment, a 35MW modular HPC deployment, and a contested 300MW Ontario AI campus in partnership with Accelsius.

Notable reputational risks include a May 2026 short seller report (Morpheus) alleging that DarkNX operates from a residential address, was incorporated only ~12 months before its major contract announcement, and has no formal relationships with the three tier-one partners (Dell, Schneider Electric, Supermicro) listed on its website; the 300MW Accelsius deal was also flagged as unverifiable. No funding rounds, revenue figures, management team, patents, or regulatory certifications are disclosed, and the input contains no headcount data, leaving financial and organizational scale unverified.

Name

DarkNX

Legal name

DARKNX Ltd.

Website

https://darknx.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DarkNX is a Toronto-based private infrastructure company that designs, manufactures, and delivers high-density AI and HPC data center solutions — modular, greenfield, and brownfield — featuring proprietary two-phase liquid cooling and in-house OEM component manufacturing for enterprise and hyperscale compute buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Data Center Infrastructure

NAICS

Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (3334), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus (3613), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

AI Datacenter Power, Cooling & Racks (liquid cooling, power delivery) (HDAAAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cooling Systems & Thermal Management (CRAC/CRAH, Chillers, Liquid Cooling) (HDABAKAD), Facilities Operations & Maintenance (Power/Cooling/Mechanical) (HDABANAC)

Keywords

• AI data center infrastructure
• Liquid cooling systems
• Modular data centers
• High-density compute
• Hyperscale deployment

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Infrastructure Development Services: End-to-end data center development services from 1 MW modular deployments to 1+ GW AI-scale factories, including technical and financial feasibility validation, development and design control, vendor alignment and execution oversight, and commissioning and performance validation.
2. Manufacturing Components: Integrated production and sale of critical infrastructure components including chillers, transformers, enclosures, switchgear, ATS, UPS systems, and turbines for data center deployments.
3. Consultation Services: Technical consultation services for data center projects including power delivery, cooling systems, and infrastructure planning.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DarkNX provides end-to-end high-density AI data center infrastructure spanning 1MW modular units to 1+ GW AI-scale factories, supported by in-house manufacturing of chillers, transformers, switchgear, ATS, UPS systems, enclosures, and turbines. The company deploys proprietary two-phase direct-to-chip liquid cooling technology engineered for AI workloads exceeding 1MW per rack, and operates a four-phase delivery model covering feasibility validation, design control, vendor alignment, and commissioning/performance verification.

Product overview

DARKNX is a high-density AI infrastructure company offering a comprehensive portfolio of data center development and cooling solutions. The portfolio spans three deployment models—Modular (1-20MW factory-built units), Greenfield (ground-up construction), and Brownfield (retrofit/upgrades)—supported by in-house Manufacturing of critical components. The technology stack centers on 2-Phase DTC Cooling for high-density AI workloads, complemented by Traditional Cooling options. Supporting services include Energy Solutions (power delivery), Consultation, and Tenant Services. The company operates globally with a project pipeline of approximately 500MW and has manufactured 68 modular data centers. Notable offerings include the NeuCool two-phase liquid cooling technology and the NeuCool IR150 server rack supporting up to 150 kW densities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Modular Deployments Engineered 1–20MW modular data center solutions built for scalable, high-density AI infrastructure, delivered through factory-built components for rapid deployment. Targeted at AI and HPC operators needing turnkey modular capacity.
• Greenfield Data Centers Full technical and development authority for ground-up, power-secured data center construction, with end-to-end control from site selection through operational handover. Built for hyperscale AI and cloud customers constructing new campuses.
• Brownfield Data Centers Strategic retrofit and density upgrade of existing facilities to meet modern AI and HPC demands, including power infrastructure modernization and cooling system enhancements. Targeted at existing data center operators needing densification.
• Manufacturing Integrated in-house production of critical infrastructure components including chillers, transformers, enclosures, switchgear, ATS, UPS systems, and turbines used in DarkNX's data center deployments. Sells components for AI infrastructure buildouts.
• 2-Phase DTC Cooling Two-phase direct-to-chip liquid cooling technology designed for high-density AI workloads, providing thermal efficiency benefits and operational cost savings compared with traditional air cooling. Targeted at AI operators running high-power-density hardware.
• Traditional Cooling Conventional cooling solutions for data center environments, available as part of DarkNX's cooling portfolio alongside its advanced two-phase liquid cooling options.
• Energy Solutions Power delivery and energy infrastructure solutions supporting data center operations, including utility-secured and generator-backed power configurations for AI facilities.
• Consultation Technical consultation services covering data center feasibility validation, development governance, vendor alignment, and performance verification for data center planning projects.
• Tenant Services Tenant placement services for organizations seeking to occupy DarkNX-operated data center facilities.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AccelsiuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeployment agreement for NeuCool two-phase liquid cooling technology at DarkNX's 300MW AI data center campus in Ontario. Note: Short seller report questioned legitimacy of this deal, finding no evidence the project exists.
• CarbiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint approach to maximizing uptime in high-density AI data centres through advanced thermal interface materials and precision cooling systems.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Chilldyne: Chilldyne produces negative pressure liquid cooling systems for data centers. An emerging player targeting similar high-density AI cooling requirements as DarkNX.
• Crusoe Energy Systems: Crusoe builds modular, large-scale AI data centers with integrated power and cooling strategies, including stranded-energy approaches. Comparable go-to-market to DarkNX's modular-to-hyperscale modular AI factory pitch.

Direct peers

• Zutacore: Zutacore develops two-phase immersion cooling for AI and HPC data centers. Closest technical analog to DarkNX's two-phase DTC approach in liquid cooling technology.
• Submer: Submer provides immersion and liquid cooling solutions for high-density data centers. It is one of the most direct technology competitors pursuing high-power-density AI cooling deployments.
• Asperitas: Asperitas provides immersion cooling solutions optimized for high-density AI and HPC deployments. Competes in the same liquid cooling niche with similar target customers.
• Iceotope Technologies: Iceotope delivers precision liquid cooling at the chassis level for AI and HPC workloads. Competes head-to-head with DarkNX on per-rack density and direct-to-chip cooling claims.
• Green Revolution Cooling (GRC): GRC makes single-phase immersion cooling systems for HPC and AI data centers. Directly comparable to DarkNX's liquid cooling offerings for the same high-density AI workload customer base.
• Accelsius: Accelsius (Innventure portfolio) commercializes two-phase direct-to-chip liquid cooling (NeuCool) for AI data centers. Named as DarkNX's deployment partner and competes for the same two-phase cooling deployments.

Broad incumbents

• Vertiv: Vertiv is a global provider of data center power, cooling, and IT infrastructure. It directly competes with DarkNX's integrated power + liquid cooling thesis and dominates the addressable buyer set for AI/HPC facilities.
• Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric is a global incumbent in data center power, cooling, and switchgear (products listed in DarkNX's in-house manufacturing portfolio). It is one of the most established vendors competing for AI infrastructure dollars.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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