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Solving the data center puzzle

Increased processing demands on data centers have presented venture capitalists with a massive innovation opportunity. To enable an AI future, data centers need new cooling systems, much more electricity and new technologies to lessen their computational load. In the following stories, Venture Capital Journal explores the key challenges confronting data center operators and the technologies that VCs are backing to provide solutions.

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Data centers: A massive innovation opportunity

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This is the first of a five-part series that looks at the challenges presented by the rapidly growing data center industry, which will require a host of new technologies – and substantial venture capital investment – to meet the demands of AI.
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Innovating data centers: Groq deal highlights quest for faster, more efficient chips

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Part two of this five-part series looks at the challenges presented by the rapidly growing data center industry, which will require a host of new technologies – and substantial venture capital investment – to meet the demands of AI.
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Too darn hot: Data centers need to cool off

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More data center operators are turning to liquid cooling systems to handle increased heat generated by higher-density data processing equipment.
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How VCs are helping wean data centers off fossil fuels

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VC funds are backing small module reactors, geothermal power and green hydrogen producers as the push for carbon-free computing gains momentum.
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More bright ideas to reduce energy use at data centers

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The fifth and final part of our data center series explores niche options that investors hope will help data centers be less of a drain on global resources.

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To understand why data centers use so much electricity, it is important to understand the energy required by AI.

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