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Data Center Firm Switch Seeks $2 Billion in Funding Round

Data Center Firm Switch Seeks $2 Billion in Funding Round
Bloomberg Markets Thursday 02 July 2026, 01:45 UTC By Reshmi Basu, Bailey Lipschultz, Dina Bass 1 min read
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Deals Data Center Firm Switch Seeks $2 Billion in Funding Round Switch Inc. is kicking off a private funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz that could raise about $2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The data center operator, which is majority owned by DigitalBridge Group Inc., could seek a valuation approaching $50 billion including debt, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is confidential. The company would have an equity value of...

Deals Data Center Firm Switch Seeks $2 Billion in Funding Round Switch Inc. is kicking off a private funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz that could raise about $2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The data center operator, which is majority owned by DigitalBridge Group Inc., could seek a valuation approaching $50 billion including debt, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is confidential. The company would have an equity value of about $19 billion not including the latest investment, the people said. [Image text:] t-scit COMPARTMENT IN FACILITY THERMAL SEPARATE
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