KKR, one of the world's leading asset management firms, has unveiled a brand new hyperscale infrastructure company, Helix Digital Infrastructure, with more than US$10bn in initial capital aimed at accelerating both energy supply and data centre capacity for AI workloads.
The venture, supported by investors including the Kuwait Investment Authority, NVIDIA and power producer Vistra, places energy provision at the centre of its strategy. Former AWS CEO Adam Selipsky has been appointed to lead the company.
“In my 15 years helping build a US$100bn revenue business and scale cloud infrastructure with Amazon Web Services (AWS), I saw first-hand what happens when demand for compute outpaces the physical infrastructure behind it,” says Adam Selipsky, CEO of Helix.
A core issue facing hyperscale AI development is not simply data centre construction but the ability to secure reliable, scalable energy. Traditionally, developers have sourced land, connectivity and electricity separately, creating delays and inefficiencies.
Helix aims to unify these elements, with a particular emphasis on integrating energy procurement and generation into early-stage planning.
