Aolani and NVIDIA Partner to Expand AI Factory Infrastructure in Southeast Asia

Aolani, a Singapore-founded AI cloud company, has signed a strategic compute collaboration with NVIDIA to expand AI factory infrastructure across Southeast Asia. The agreement, announced on September 21, 2026, marks the first collaboration of its scale for a Southeast Asian-founded company and is set to significantly elevate the region's profile in the global AI ecosystem.

The collaboration will bring Aolani's total AI factory capacity to more than 100 megawatts (MW). As part of the initiative, 22,000 GPUs are expected to be deployed across two AI factories in Malaysia and the Philippines in early 2027, bringing Aolani's total deployment to over 48,000 GPUs. An NVIDIA Cloud Partner since 2023, Aolani will deploy NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs, a leading AI system designed to help organizations build and scale advanced AI workloads.

This matters because Southeast Asia is one of the most robust AI markets in the world, with AI adoption rates among companies demonstrating stronger momentum than the global average. More than US$50 billion has been invested by global hyperscalers in AI-ready data centers and cloud infrastructure in the region. By combining Aolani's capabilities with NVIDIA's technology, the collaboration will unlock financing to accelerate and democratize access to AI compute for AI-native companies, sovereigns, local enterprises, and SMEs.

The deployment in the Philippines is expected to be among the first large-scale AI infrastructure platforms in the country, broadening access to advanced AI compute and supporting the buildout of essential AI infrastructure in Asia. Malaysia has already established itself as one of Asia's premier AI factory hubs, and this expansion reinforces the region's growing role as a global arena for cloud and AI innovation.

A revenue-sharing and credit-support model will align infrastructure deployment with customer demand, helping broaden access to large-scale accelerated computing while giving Aolani a capital-efficient path to scale its AI factories across the region. This approach is critical for meeting the surging demand for AI compute from startups, developers, and institutions that might otherwise be priced out of the market.

Nicholas Chia, Chief Executive Officer at Aolani, said: "This collaboration with NVIDIA marks a defining moment in Aolani's mission to deliver world-class AI compute at the speed that matches the pace of AI development, and on infrastructure that is compliant, accountable, and trusted to perform. Southeast Asia is rapidly emerging as a key global node for the next wave of global AI buildout, and we are well-positioned to lead this."

The strategic collaboration underscores Southeast Asia's emergence as a critical node in the global AI landscape. By expanding access to advanced computing resources, Aolani and NVIDIA are not only supporting local innovation but also positioning the region as a competitive powerhouse in the AI-driven economy. For more information, visit Aolani's website.