Overview
Vapor IO is an edge computing company that builds and operates clusters of automated micro Data centers (the Kinetic Edge / Kinetic Grid platform) adjacent to fiber intersections in dozens of US cities. The company provides edge colocation, exchange, and networking services for 5G, IoT, and AI applications. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Austin, Texas.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Axis classification
Kinetic Grid edge platform
U.S. market footprint
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Partnerships
Every company Vapor IO has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Relationships
Safety record
No incidents on record for Vapor IO.
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 →
Vapor IO on the data-center map
Every verified data center Vapor IO operates that has a mapped coordinate (2 total). Filled circles are Tier-2 facilities and Tier-1 campuses under this operator; click any pin to open its record.
Vapor IO data centers (2)
- Vapor IO Kinetic Grid ChicagoChicago · operating
- Vapor IO Kinetic Grid Las VegasLas Vegas · operating
AI data centers Vapor IO operates or is a party to, from the DEPLOY data center registry.
Recent coverage
Vapor IO in third-party press
NVIDIA and T-Mobile push AI-RAN to turn 5G networks into distributed edge compute platforms - EdgeIR
ITRenew and Vapor IO advance enterprise 5G and Industry 4.0 with breakthrough "near-premises" solution that reduces IT costs while boosting sustainability - PR Newswire
Vapor IO sticks with edge data center deployment plan despite Covid - Fierce Network
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
5 total · 5 operating
Every company Vapor IO has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
All 5 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Vapor IO x CellnexwithCellnex Telecomdeployment—operating
- vapor-io x nvidiawithNVIDIA1114technology—operating
- Vapor IO x VeeawithVeea Inctechnology—operating
- vapor-io x awswithAWS976technology—operating
- Vapor IO x Supermicro x NVIDIAwithSupermicro,NVIDIAtechnology—operating
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 19, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-29
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Vapor IO.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Vapor IO from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
NVIDIA and T-Mobile push AI-RAN to turn 5G networks into distributed edge compute platforms - EdgeIR
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ITRenew and Vapor IO advance enterprise 5G and Industry 4.0 with breakthrough "near-premises" solution that reduces IT costs while boosting sustainability - PR Newswire
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Vapor IO sticks with edge data center deployment plan despite Covid - Fierce Network
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Vapor IO Partners with AlefEdge to Enable Edge Computing Over Private Wireless Networks Nationwide - PR Newswire
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Edge Computing: Vapor IO Raises $90M From Berkshire Partners and Crown Castle - The Business Journals
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Why autonomous vehicles will rely on edge computing and not the cloud - ZDNET
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Edge Computing Startup Vapor IO Raises Series C, Becomes Colo Provider - Data Center Knowledge
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Vapor IO Designs a New Edge Computing Architecture - Data Center Knowledge
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This 28-year Goldman vet just joined a start-up to help solve a pressing tech problem - CNBC
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Autonomous Cars Could Drive a Deluge of Data Center Demand - Data Center Frontier
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/vapor-io.md
- RSS feed: /companies/vapor-io/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/eedb9332-abff-4fed-bb74-674aec7894bb
- Revision history: /companies/vapor-io/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Serious60/100
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 Vapor IO against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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
Last computed: Oct 4, 2026