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Lambda secures $1 billion in debt to fuel Nvidia chip expansion

With global AI-related debt issuance topping $400 billion this year, Lambda is leveraging a fresh $1 billion credit line to aggressively expand its GPU infrastructure. The San Francisco-based cloud provider intends to deploy these Nvidia chips immediately, banking on high-demand lease agreements with major clients like Microsoft to service the debt.

Lambda secures $1 billion in debt to fuel Nvidia chip expansion

Arranged by JP Morgan Chase, the financing reflects a calculated bet on rapid deployment cycles. The company plans to transform these assets into revenue streams quickly, using incoming cash flows to satisfy the short-dated obligations. This move follows a consistent strategy of securing client-specific infrastructure loans, including a $926 million facility earlier this week to supply Nvidia’s latest GB300 chips directly to the chipmaker.

Lambda’s balance sheet expansion precedes reported discussions for a $3 billion pre-IPO funding round. Last November, the firm achieved a $5.43 billion valuation following a $1.5 billion venture capital infusion. As compute-hungry enterprises continue to drive the market, Lambda remains at the center of a broader industry trend where debt, rather than just equity, underwrites the physical backbone of the AI boom.

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