Cloud infrastructure startup Nava has closed a $22 million Series A funding round to build purpose-built AI computing infrastructure across Asia-Pacific. The round was led by Greenoaks, with participation from RTP Global and Unicorn India Ventures. Alongside the raise, the company rebranded from Kluisz to Nava and announced Singapore as its regional headquarters.
The funding addresses a structural gap in Asia’s AI ecosystem. According to KPMG, data center capacity across Southeast Asia will need to triple by 2030 to meet surging AI compute demand, while India faces a comparable shortfall. Most existing infrastructure in the region runs on legacy cloud systems not designed for AI workloads, so enterprises face higher costs, longer provisioning times, and limited control over their deployments.
Nava is building a vertically integrated platform that combines AI-optimized data centers, high-performance GPU compute, orchestration and inferencing software, and developer-facing tools. The approach puts the entire infrastructure chain under one roof, so enterprises can build, deploy, and scale AI applications without relying on general-purpose hyperscale providers.
The three co-founders bring deep industry experience to the problem. The CEO previously served as Global Chief Operating Officer and Chief Product Officer at OYO. The second co-founder was a Partner at McKinsey and previously worked at chipmaker AMD. The third held the role of Vice President of Cloud at Reliance Jio and earlier worked at AT&T. All three founded Nava in 2025.
The new funding will go toward expanding data center operations across Asia-Pacific, scaling GPU compute infrastructure, and hiring senior talent across AI data center design, GPU engineering, and go-to-market functions. Nava previously raised $9.6 million in seed funding led by RTP Global, with backing from Unicorn India Ventures, Blume Founders Fund, and Climber Capital. The total raised now stands at $31.6 million across two rounds.
