A new infrastructure giant just entered the AI arms race, and it brought serious firepower. Helix Digital Infrastructure launched on June 11 with over $10 billion in committed long-duration capital, backing from KKR, NVIDIA, the Kuwait Investment Authority, and energy company Vistra, and a mandate to acquire US data centers to fuel the next wave of artificial intelligence deployment.
The company tapped former Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky to lead the operation.
What Helix is actually building
Helix isn’t just another data center company. The pitch is more comprehensive: bundle hyperscale data centers with power generation, transmission infrastructure, and connectivity under a single operator. Instead of forcing AI companies to negotiate separately with landlords, utilities, fiber providers, and equipment vendors, Helix wants to be the one phone call that handles everything.
No specific US acquisition target has been publicly disclosed yet. But the company’s focus on hyperscale facilities, the kind of massive campuses that serve cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, narrows the playing field considerably. Pre-launch planning reportedly began as early as May 2026, suggesting that deal conversations are likely already underway.
