Ex-Huawei Team Funds AI Power Revolution

🔑 Enhanced Key Takeaways

• •DG Matrix closed a $60 million oversubscribed Series A round led by Engine Ventures, with participation from Helios Climate Ventures, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Fine Structure Ventures, MCJ, Sabanci Climate Ventures, and existing investors including ABB, bringing total funding over $100 million.[1][2][6]
• •Strategic partnership with Exowatt, backed by a16z and Sam Altman, selected DG Matrix's Interport platform as preferred power-conversion for modular solar-plus-storage systems targeting hyperscale data centers.[2][4][6]
• •Named to the 2026 Global Cleantech 100 and collaborated with PowerSecure (Southern Company subsidiary) for next-generation energy systems across the US.[2]
• •Interport solid-state transformer achieves ~98% efficiency, significantly higher than traditional systems' 82-90%, with fewer components reducing failure risks.[3]

🛠️ Technical Deep Dive

• •Interport solid-state transformer acts as a power router handling up to 2.4 megawatts, e.g., aggregating 600 kW from solar and 600 kW from batteries to supply 12 racks at 100 kW each.[6]
• •Interport efficiency reaches ~98%, compared to 82-90% for traditional transformers, with reduced discrete components to minimize failure points and maintenance.[3]
• •Initial Interport units rolling out to customers in June 2026; next product is a sidecar for direct rack power supply building on existing technology.[6]

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