The Venture Codex

Led · Equity · Aug 2025

Scala Data Centers designs, builds, and operates hyperscale data centers tailored to cloud and large internet clients throughout Latin America. Founded in 2020 by global asset manager DigitalBridge after acquiring several UOL Diveo sites, the company has already invested more than US$1.6 billion in its regional footprint. Its portfolio totals more than 300 MW of installed and under-development capacity and is targeted to reach 500 MW within five years. Current projects include a planned 54 MW facility in Rio Grande do Sul, part of a broader campus concept that could ultimately scale to 4.75 GW. The firm positions sustainability and international-standard infrastructure as core differentiators to consolidate Brazil as a regional digital hub. Financially, Scala supplements sponsor capital with local debt, having tapped Brazil’s development bank twice for long-term equipment financing. These resources underpin an aggressive expansion roadmap aimed at meeting surging hyperscale demand across the continent.

Participated · Debt Financing · May 2011

Datapipe is a Jersey City, NJ-based provider of enterprise-ready, mission-critical IT services. The company offers services and solutions for managing and securing mission-critical IT environments, including cloud computing, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), colocation and data centers. It delivers services from New York, San Jose, CA, London, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Datapipe secured $176M in equity and debt financing, improving its financial position to support growth. CEO Robb Allen said the financing allows the company to continue to grow and expand its services and solutions. The raise supports Datapipe’s stated plans to expand its mission-critical IT service offerings. DataPipe provides data hosting and managed IT services for mid-size to large companies. It operates six data centers and serves more than 1,500 customers. The company secured $75 million in combined credit and equity financing led by Goldman Sachs. DH Capital served as financial adviser on the transaction. Proceeds will support expansion of its Somerset, N.J. campus to as much as 60,000 square feet of data center space and growth opportunities in London and China. Robb Allen is the company's chief executive and the company is based in Jersey City, N.J.