Firmus Signs Multi-Year Data Center Agreement with OpenAI, Malaysia Computing Capacity Exceeds 900 Megawatts

TechFlow reported on September 8 that, according to The Straits Times, Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus announced a multi-year agreement with OpenAI to supply compute capacity from two data centers in Malaysia, making OpenAI an anchor client for Firmus. Following the agreement, Firmus's contracted capacity for global customers has exceeded 900 megawatts.

Firmus is backed by institutions including Nvidia, Jane Street, Blackstone, and Coatue Management, with its latest valuation exceeding $10.5 billion. The company currently operates data centers in Australia and Singapore, while five additional facilities are under development in the Asia-Pacific region. It plans to scale up deployments of Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin processors throughout the Asia-Pacific.