Compute North Funding, Investors & Competitors

Compute North has raised $105M across 4 funding rounds, most recently a $10M Series A in October 2022.

Last Compute North funding round

$10M

Series A · Oct 2022

Cumulative funding Compute North raised

$105M

across 4 funding rounds

Key investors in Compute North

  • National Grid Partners (NGP)
  • Mercuria
  • Generate Capital
  • MARA Holdings

Compute North Overview

About Compute North

Compute North is a Denton, Texas-headquartered provider of high-performance computing infrastructure for cryptocurrency mining, operating data centers powered by renewable energy. Founded in 2016, it manages over 300 MW capacity across facilities in Texas, North Dakota, and Kentucky, serving clients like Bitcoin miners with colocation services, immersion cooling, and power contracts up to 100 MW per site. The company secured $450 million in financing in 2022 before filing for bankruptcy in 2022 amid energy market shifts.


Founded

2017

HQ

United StatesMinneapolis, MN

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Services

Compute North Funding History

Compute North has raised a total of $105M across 4 funding rounds.

Compute North's first fundraising round was a $5M seed round in September 2020. The most recent completed round was a $10M Series A in October 2022.

Compute North funding rounds

Compute North funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedDeal Summary
Oct 2022Series AMARA Holdings (lead)$10M-
Feb 2022Series CGenerate Capital (lead); Mercuria (lead); National Grid Partners (NGP)$85MCompute North closed a $385 million strategic funding round in February 2022, consisting of $85 million in Series C equity financing co-led by Mercuria and Generate Capital, with additional equity investors including National Grid Partners, plus $300 million in debt financing from Generate Capital. Galaxy Digital advised the company on the equity financing. The company is a sustainable, large-scale computing infrastructure provider specializing in TIER 0 hosting and data center operations. According to the funding announcements, Compute North executes a market-leading strategy of providing high-quality, low-cost hosting services while focusing on decarbonization of the electric supply, combining intermittent renewable resources with flexible hosting to deliver competitive solutions for its customer base. The company's differentiator involves collaborative relationships with power providers and grid development while maintaining cost-effective solutions for distributed computing applications. At the time of the round, Compute North had facilities in operation or development across multiple U.S. states including Nebraska, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Texas, with the round supporting continued development of new U.S.-based data centers and capacity expansion.
Apr 2021Series A-$5MCompute North, an Eden Prairie-based provider of sustainable computing infrastructure for cryptocurrency mining and blockchain, closed a $385 million funding round in 2021 comprising $85 million in Series C equity co-led by Mercuria and National Grid Partners, plus $300 million in debt financing from Generate Capital. The funds supported development of new U.S. data centers in Nebraska, North Carolina, and Texas, leveraging wind, solar, and carbon-free energy sources.
Sep 2020Seed-$5M-

Who has invested in Compute North?

4 investors have backed Compute North across its funding rounds, including National Grid Partners (NGP), Mercuria, Generate Capital and MARA Holdings.

Lead investors include MARA Holdings, Generate Capital and Mercuria.


Compute North Investors

Investors in Compute North by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
MARA HoldingsUnited StatesFort Lauderdale, FL1LeadOct 2022
Generate CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1LeadFeb 2022

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Compute North Competitors

Compute North competitors include listed companies like IREN, Hut 8, TeraWulf and Riot Platforms, and private ones like Bitmain and CrytocoinMiner.

Public and private companies comparable to Compute North
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
IRENAustraliaAustraliaPublicly listed$707M($312M)$17B16.3x
BitmainChinaBeijingPrivate$2.8B-$15B5.4x
Hut 8United StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$235M($165M)$11B69.6x
TeraWulfUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$168M($484M)$8.2B45.3x
Riot PlatformsUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$647M($306M)$8.2B12.9x
CrytocoinMinerUnited KingdomSloughPrivate--$500M-

Compute North Public Comps

Compute North is still privately-owned, but its public comps include IREN, Hut 8, TeraWulf, Riot Platforms, Core Scientific, MARA Holdings, Ionic Digital, Cleanspark, Bitdeer and Keel Infrastructure.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
IREN$707M($312M)27.0x16.3x(61.1x)31.7x
Hut 8$235M($165M)80.6x69.6x(114.7x)445.4x
TeraWulf$168M($484M)64.4x45.3x(22.4x)323.2x
Riot Platforms$647M($306M)13.3x12.9x(28.1x)(34.2x)
Core Scientific$319M($211M)25.2x13.9x(38.1x)50.7x
MARA Holdings$907M($603M)7.3x8.3x(11.0x)(46.6x)
Ionic Digital$141M($248M)25.4x-(14.5x)-
Cleanspark$766M$759M5.8x7.3x5.8x48.1x

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Common questions about Compute North

When was Compute North founded?Compute North was founded in 2017.
Where is Compute North headquartered?Compute North is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Is Compute North publicly listed?No, Compute North is a private, VC-backed company.
How much funding has Compute North raised?Compute North has raised $105M across 4 funding rounds.
What was Compute North's last funding round?Compute North's last funding round was a $10M Series A in October 2022, led by MARA Holdings.
Who are Compute North's investors?Compute North's investors include MARA Holdings, Generate Capital, Mercuria and National Grid Partners (NGP).
Which companies are comparable to Compute North?Companies comparable to Compute North include IREN, Bitmain, Hut 8, TeraWulf, Riot Platforms and CrytocoinMiner.

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