Singapore's DayOne Data Centers files publicly for a US IPO of up to $5B; H1 revenue tripled to $512M
On Oct 5, 2026 Singapore-based DayOne Data Centers made its US IPO filing public (Reuters). It reported first-half 2026 revenue more than tripling year on year to $512M, while its net loss widened to $77.2M. The WSJ reported on Oct 6 that the SoftBank-backed company seeks to raise up to $5B by listing American depositary shares before the end of 2026.
Key facts
- H1 2026 revenue $512M (more than 3x year on year); net loss widened to $77.2M (Reuters, via Techmeme)
- Seeks up to $5B; ADS listing planned by end of 2026 (WSJ). Earlier Bloomberg reports: confidential filing, ~$20B valuation target, listing in November
- Develops and operates data centers for cloud and AI customers in Asia
- SEC filing: DayOne Data Centers Ltd, Form DRS (confidential draft, later made public)
What happened
The Reuters and WSJ articles are paywalled; this entry uses their Techmeme summaries and the EDGAR filing listing. DayOne joins a line of AI-infrastructure companies (Nscale, Lambda) heading to public markets in late 2026.
Why it matters
Asian data-center builders are tapping US public markets to fund AI capacity. The fast-growing, loss-making numbers show how capital-heavy the build-out is.
Changelog
- 2026-10-07: created
Related events
- Nvidia-backed neocloud Lambda raising up to $4B at $14.5B pre-money, led by Blackstone and Coatue, before a 2027 IPO ★★
- Nscale raises $3.36B in convertible notes ahead of a planned ~$35B NYSE IPO ★★★
Sources (4)
- pressReuters: DayOne Data Centers files for US IPO
- pressWSJ: SoftBank-backed DayOne Data Centers plans to raise up to $5.0 bln in U.S. IPO
- docsSEC EDGAR: DayOne Data Centers Ltd draft registration statement
- pressBloomberg Government: DayOne is said to confidentially file for $5 billion US IPO
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