Involta: AI data centers

Overview

Involta is a Data center colocation and managed services provider offering hybrid IT, cloud, and infrastructure solutions for enterprise customers across the United States.

Verified record

Verified deployments: None on file
Active incidents: None on file

Key facts

Axis classification

OFF-AXIS — data center colocation / managed services, not a physical AI system maker, operator, or regulator

Partnerships

Every company Involta has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.

2 total2 operating

Most-frequent partners

1AWS1× joint976 total
2NVIDIA1× joint1112 total

Most recent

Relationships

NNVIDIATechnology partner AAWSTechnology partner

Current leadership (1)

Jim Kross CEOreported, not verified

Former / Previously (1)

Lonnie Barklage Co-founderreported, not verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for Involta.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →

Involta on the data-center map

Every verified data center Involta operates that has a mapped coordinate (11 total). Filled circles are Tier-2 facilities and Tier-1 campuses under this operator; click any pin to open its record.

Involta data centers (11)

Involta AkronAkron · operating
Involta Akron IAkron · operating
Involta Akron IIAkron · operating
Involta BoiseBoise · operating
Involta Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids · operating
Involta ClevelandCleveland · 2.5 MW
Involta TucsonTucson · 2.07 MW
Involta Green BayGreen Bay · 2 MW
Involta CantonCanton · 1.5 MW
Involta PittsburghPittsburgh · 1.5 MW
Involta DuluthDuluth · 1 MW

AI data centers Involta operates or is a party to, from the DEPLOY data center registry.

Financial state

Reporting basis: aggregator_estimate
Lifecycle stage: early
Counterparty risk class: unknown

Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.

Partnerships

2 total · 2 operating

Every company Involta has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.

Most recent

Most-frequent partners

1AWS1× joint976 total
2NVIDIA1× joint1112 total

All 2 partnerships

open in the atlas →

involta x nvidia
withNVIDIA1112
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operating
involta x aws
withAWS976
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operating

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdAug 18, 2026
Added to the verified registry

Full change history →

Common questions

What is Involta?

Involta is a Data center colocation and managed services provider offering hybrid IT, cloud, and infrastructure solutions for enterprise customers across the United States.

What does Involta make?

Involta has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Involta builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.

Is Involta publicly traded?

No. Involta is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who is the CEO of Involta?

Jim Kross is the ceo of Involta, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Involta?

Involta is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

Where is Involta headquartered?

Involta is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA.

Who owns Involta?

Involta is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Is Involta a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Involta ranks in roughly the top 81% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Involta founded?

Involta was founded in 2007.

Is Involta safe?

Involta has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Claimed (not independently verified) · no sources on file · last reviewed 2026-09-07

Verification posture

Claimed (not independently verified)

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-09-07

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

No press coverage on file for Involta yet. Coverage appears here automatically as articles are ingested from our press sources.

Machine-readable surfaces

Markdown mirror: /companies/involta.md
RSS feed: /companies/involta/feed.xml
JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
REST API: /v1/companies/0f2fc28f-6a52-434e-83e4-51d4201530b5
Revision history: /companies/involta/history
Data documentation: /data
Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP

Heat Index

Serious

54/100

A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.

Reality vs attention

Not enough verified signal yet to place Involta against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.

6-month trend

Peer rankingTop 81% of category

vs funding peers-34.0 ptsbelow funding-adj. expected

Analysis

Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.

Dimension breakdown

Verified signal

Insufficient data

15.05.0LOW

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Attention (reach, not merit)

Market Presence →

0.0LOW

DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.

DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed

Claim Integrity Fleet Reality Operator Repeat All indices

Last computed: Oct 2, 2026

Methodology Intelligence layer