Lambda Secures $1 Billion in Debt to Scale Nvidia GPU Fleet
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The AI cloud provider is leveraging short-dated loans to fund hardware deployments for major clients like Microsoft.
Lambda, an AI cloud provider that leases computing chips to businesses, has raised $1 billion in private, short-dated debt to purchase Nvidia AI chips, as TechCrunch first reported via Bloomberg. The funding is intended for chips that Lambda will lease to Microsoft.
Bloomberg reports that JP Morgan Chase arranged the deal. The structure of the loan suggests Lambda is betting on a rapid deployment cycle, intending to use the revenue generated from the leased chips to repay the debt quickly. This move follows a series of recent financing efforts by the company, including a $1 billion secured credit facility closed in May and a $926 million loan announced this week specifically to fund Nvidia GB300 GPUs for a contracted deployment.
Beyond these loans, TechCrunch reports that Lambda is reportedly in discussions for a $3 billion pre-IPO funding round. PitchBook data indicates the company previously raised $1.5 billion in venture capital last November, which placed its post-money valuation at $5.43 billion.
Lambda's strategy reflects a broader industry trend of leveraging debt to scale AI infrastructure. Bloomberg data shows that global AI-related debt raised by banks and tech companies has exceeded $400 billion so far in 2026.