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Its own LinkedIn profile lists 40 MW of operational capacity with a further 90 MW under construction, though those figures appear to be a snapshot from an earlier point and the company has not published an updated portfolio total on its current public site (which shows placeholder zeros for operational DCs and IT capacity).\n\nOwnership, current executive leadership, tenant list, and any recent funding round could not be verified against a primary source during this pass. 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