Blackstone Bets $300M on AI Infrastructure Leader DDN
- Editor
- Jan 9
- 1 min read
What's Happening: Blackstone is investing $300 million in DDN, a data intelligence solutions provider, at a $5 billion valuation. The deal marks Blackstone's latest move into AI infrastructure and makes it DDN's first institutional investor.
The Key Moves:
DDN supports over 500,000 NVIDIA GPUs for clients ranging from financial services to AI hyperscalers
Company serves major AI players including xAI and Lambda
Investment will accelerate DDN's enterprise AI infrastructure expansion
Builds on Blackstone's existing digital infrastructure portfolio, including CoreWeave
By The Numbers:
$300 million: Blackstone's investment
$5 billion: DDN's valuation
500,000+: NVIDIA GPUs supported by DDN
$1.1 trillion: Blackstone's total assets under management
Key Quotes:
"The digital infrastructure powering the AI revolution continues to be among our highest conviction investment themes at Blackstone." - Jas Khaira, Head of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, Americas
"Blackstone's support accelerates our mission to redefine the enterprise AI infrastructure category and scale at an even faster rate." - Alex Bouzari, CEO and Co-Founder of DDN
The Bottom Line: Blackstone is doubling down on AI infrastructure, betting that DDN's high-performance data solutions will be crucial for enterprises racing to deploy AI applications. The investment positions both companies to capitalize on the surging demand for AI computing power.
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