Aolani, a Singapore-founded AI cloud provider, has signed a strategic compute collaboration with NVIDIA that will significantly expand AI factory infrastructure across Southeast Asia. The agreement, announced on 21 September 2026, is the first of its scale for a Southeast Asian-founded company and signals the region's growing importance in the global AI ecosystem. By combining Aolani's capabilities with NVIDIA's technology, the collaboration aims to accelerate and democratise access to AI compute for global AI natives, sovereigns, local enterprises, and SMEs.
The collaboration will bring Aolani's total AI factory capacity to more than 100 megawatts (MW), with 22,000 GPUs expected to be deployed across two AI factories in Malaysia and the Philippines in early 2027. This will raise Aolani's total deployment to over 48,000 GPUs. As an NVIDIA Cloud Partner since 2023, Aolani will deploy NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs, a leading AI system designed to help organisations build and scale advanced AI workloads. The company will deliver NVIDIA-powered cloud services to AI-native companies, enterprises, startups, developers, and institutions throughout Southeast Asia.
A revenue-sharing and credit-support model will align infrastructure deployment with customer demand, broadening access to large-scale accelerated computing while giving Aolani a capital-efficient path to scale its AI factories across the region. This approach is expected to lower barriers to entry for smaller players and foster innovation.
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, according to a 2024 McKinsey & Company report. More than US$50 billion has been invested by global hyperscalers in AI-ready data centres and cloud infrastructure, as noted by the Singapore Economic Development Board. While Malaysia has established itself as one of Asia's premier AI factory hubs, the Philippines represents a high-potential emerging market. Aolani's 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.
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. We are excited to work with new partners and customers to build the Southeast Asian AI ecosystem and cement the region's central role in the global AI landscape."
The collaboration underscores Southeast Asia's rising stature in the global AI landscape. By significantly expanding AI compute capacity, Aolani and NVIDIA are helping to ensure that businesses and developers in the region can compete on a global scale. The investment also highlights the region's potential to attract further technological investment and talent. For more information, visit Aolani's website or follow Aolani Cloud on LinkedIn.
