Fluidstack — the AI-DC-as-a-service play with the $50B Anthropic deal — raising $1B at $18B led by Jane Street, more than 2x the December round. Not a Cliff competitor, but the operator-side capex flowing through is what makes the site readiness intelligence market real. Anthropic paying $50B to colocate ⇒ entitlement / interconnection mistakes are getting expensive in absolute dollars.
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A useful citation for outreach decks: Fluidstack/Anthropic $50B is the 'why $50K/MW for a known consultant' AI-trust-wall premise, externalized.
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