Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Nava, formerly Kluisz, has secured $22 million in a fresh funding round led by Greenoaks Capital, with participation from RTP Global and Unicorn India Ventures. With this investment, the company is accelerating its pivot toward building a full-stack AI cloud infrastructure platform across the Asia-Pacific region, positioning itself in the rapidly growing AI infrastructure market.
Founded in 2025 by former OYO global chief operating officer Abhinav Sinha, ex-McKinsey partner Vamshidhar Reddy, and former Jio cloud executive Abhijeet Singh, Nava is actively expanding beyond its earlier software-led GPU cloud offering. Instead, it is adopting a vertically integrated approach that combines AI-optimised data centres, high-performance GPU compute, and AI-native orchestration and inferencing layers to deliver end-to-end infrastructure solutions.
“This is an important phase for us. We started as a software-first GPU cloud company but are now building a full-stack neo-cloud platform,” Sinha said, adding that the rebrand reflects the company’s expanded vision and ambition.
Moreover, Nava plans to deploy the newly raised capital to strengthen its GPU compute capabilities and scale its AI data centre infrastructure. At the same time, the company will invest significantly in talent acquisition across AI infrastructure domains, including data centre design, GPU engineering, and go-to-market functions. As part of this expansion strategy, Nava is actively hiring across India and Southeast Asia, particularly in Singapore, where data centre ecosystems are more mature.
Meanwhile, the company is targeting enterprises that are developing AI models and applications by offering flexible infrastructure solutions such as GPU-as-a-service and bare-metal compute. “Anyone building at the model or application layer in AI is a potential customer,” Sinha said. Currently, Nava is also engaged in advanced discussions to roll out its next-generation GPU-AI infrastructure offerings.
Industry data further highlights the scale of opportunity. According to the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water and CBRE, India’s installed data centre capacity reached around 1.5 GW in 2025; however, the sector remains in the early stages of a potential fourfold expansion. In comparison, the US data centre market projects to reach approximately 76 GW in total power demand in 2026, underscoring the global surge in AI-driven infrastructure demand.
Additionally, Sinha noted that global supply chain constraints and geopolitical shifts are opening up new opportunities for emerging infrastructure players. “While the business is capital-intensive, Nava is betting on a combination of software-led differentiation and strong investor backing to scale.”
Earlier, the company raised $9.6 million in a funding round led by RTP Global. Notably, Nava has established Singapore as its regional headquarters while continuing to maintain a strong execution base in India, enabling it to balance innovation with operational efficiency.
Commenting on the development, Madhur Makkar, principal at RTP Global, said, “In under a year, this team has demonstrated exceptional execution and is strongly positioned to address the growing need for purpose-built AI infrastructure across Asia.”
Similarly, Bhaskar Majumdar, managing partner at Unicorn India Ventures, added that AI-led compute demand is driving a structural shift and making data centres a critical component of the technology value chain. “As a deep tech investor, we back companies across the AI value chain, and Nava fits well within this strategy.”
Ultimately, Nava’s transition into a full-stack AI cloud platform reflects a broader industry evolution where integrated, scalable, and AI-native infrastructure is becoming essential. As demand for AI compute continues to rise across enterprises, the company aims to capitalise on this momentum and expand its footprint across Asia-Pacific.
