Canadian firm Hypertec is partnering with AI cloud firm Together AI to develop data centers across Europe and deploy thousands of GPUs across the continent.

Announced this week, Hypertec will be developing new data center capacity via its 5C unit. to provide capacity for Together AI.

Hypertec said the strategic venture will unlock up to 2GW of AI-dedicated data center and compute capacity, support the deployment of nearly 100,000 Nvidia Blackwell and future generation GPUs for Together AI.

5C’s European build-out includes 2GW of new capacity through 2029, with 600MW coming online in 2025 and 2026. France, the UK, Italy, and Portugal are priority markets being actively evaluated for first deployments. Further details weren’t shared.

Hypertec said the deployments will support Europe’s demand for sovereign, regulation-ready AI infrastructure and power AI model training, inference workloads, and open-source generative AI workloads.

The company added that it is exploring targeted acquisitions and partnering with local and global players for the venture.

“Europe is at a pivotal moment in taking its place in the future of AI,” said Simon Ahdoot, CEO of Hypertec. “Together with our strategic partners 5C and Together AI, we are investing in building one of the most sustainable and high-performance AI infrastructure platforms on the continent. This effort reflects our commitment to global AI leadership and our confidence in Europe’s talent and innovation ecosystem.”

Founded in 1984 as an IT systems and system manufacturing business, the Canadian company previously had a data center business – Hypertech DCS – which was sold to Vantage in 2020. Hypertec then acquired Cloud.co in 2021 and relaunched it as Hypertec Cloud; it then acquired 5C earlier this year.

“Over the past 18 months, 5C has built and retrofitted multiple North American data centers as well as deployed several large-scale, high-performance AI clusters to meet the demands of the world’s leading AI users,” said Jonathan Ahdoot, CEO of 5C Group. “From engineering data centers and compute infrastructure to deploying and operating GPU clusters with advanced cooling technologies, we deliver unmatched performance, reliability, and speed. With Together AI and Hypertec, we are bringing this capability to Europe — tailored for local needs, digital sovereignty, and world-class sustainability.”

Among the data centers announced by 5C are a 200MW campus in Columbus, Ohio, which was revealed in June 2024, and a 20MW data center in Phoenix, Arizona, announced in September. The company is also planning a development in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm claims a 2GW US development pipeline.

“Europe’s moment to have independence and leadership in AI requires platforms that enable its ambition,” said Vipul Ved Prakash, CEO of Together AI. “By bringing our high-performance AI Cloud and the powerful developer platform for model inference and fine-tuning to Europe, we’re enabling enterprises and researchers to harness open-source and custom frontier models with full control over performance, compliance, and cost. In partnership with 5C and Hypertec, we’re building a sovereign, sustainable AI cloud purpose-built for the EU market.”

Together AI was founded in 2022. In February 2024, it raised $100 million with a valuation of more than $1 billion, and raised a further 305m in Series B funding earlier this year, valuing the company at $3.3bn.

Hypertec and Together AI have an existing relationship in the US. The companies announced they had completed the deployment of a 36,000-GPU Nvidia GB200 NLV72 cluster in March, with the AI firm also using Hypertec Cloud for access to H100 and H200 clusters across North America.

Together AI has said it is also deploying its inference stack on hyperscalers, including AWS. On its website, the company says it has access to data centers and power in 25+ cities – including 150MW in Europe across the UK, Iceland, France, Portugal, Spain, and Germany.