# Edge Data Centres

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/edge-data-centres-pty

- Industry: Business Support Services
- Headquarters: Australia
- Website: www.leadingedgedc.com
- Total disclosed funding: $31M
- Latest round: Series A (Apr 20, 2022)
- Investors on record: 2

## About

Based in New South Wales, Australia, and founded in 2019 by its CEO, Chris Thorpe, Edge Data Centres Pty Ltd, trading as Leading Edge Data Centres engaged in building and managing a network of remotely accessible prefabricated edge data centers that provide organizations operating in major regional towns with a home for their IT infrastructure. In May 2022, Leading Edge Data Centers secured a USD 30 million equity investment from DigitalBridge Group for its regional edge data center network rollout. As of December 2022, the company provides its services in Newcastle, Tamworth, Dubbo, and Albury.

Edge Data Centres Pty Ltd’s offering includes colocation services, which include rack colocation, cage colocation, remote management, installation, media management, configuration, and equipment troubleshooting, cabling, relocation, and installation services; internet connectivity; cross-connect, a physical single mode optical fiber cable that provides a private, point-to-point connection between two termination locations; In addition, the company offers Data Center Interconnect (DCI), a service that helps businesses by providing connectivity between LEDC sites, including metro POPs.

The company plans to use the May 2022 equity investment to accelerate its expansion plans and open more data centres.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Apr 20, 2022, $31M — Colony Capital, DigitalBridge Investment Management

## Investors

- Colony Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/colony-capital) — Series A
- DigitalBridge Investment Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/digitalbridge-investment-management) — Series A