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Investing.com - U.S.-based AI cloud infrastructure provider Firebird officially launched the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region’s largest AI Factory in Hrazdan, Armenia, on Saturday, marking the operational debut of a multi-billion-dollar global computing platform.
The facility, powered by Nvidia Corp’s accelerated computing, networking, and software stack, represents one of the largest AI infrastructure undertakings in Europe and frontier markets.
Built using the Nvidia DSX platform alongside Dell Technologies’ PowerEdge servers, the plant is designed to power large-scale AI training, fine-tuning, and inference workloads.
The operational launch signals a strategic push by global hardware and cloud providers to establish high-density AI infrastructure outside traditional Western data center hubs.
By embedding state-of-the-art chipsets in the South Caucasus, the project aims to tap regional energy capacity, bypass power grid bottlenecks facing Western markets, and establish Armenia as an emerging technological crossroads connecting regional and international developers.
Firebird’s flagship Armenian site begins operations with a phase powered by Nvidia B200 Blackwell GPUs, but the company has outlined an ambitious roadmap to scale its footprint significantly.
The opening ceremony drew high-level political and industry representation, including Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Zhaslan Madiyev, and U.S. diplomats, underscoring the diplomatic weight behind the project.
Nvidia also intends to make a direct investment in Firebird, joining existing strategic backers including CoreWeave.
The Armenia facility will reserve a portion of its compute to foster local Armenian AI startups, university research, and government initiatives, while opening up to 90% of its total capacity to U.S. and global enterprises, including early customers like search engine maker Perplexity.
