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Rune Raises $40M Series A Led by Spark Capital to Site Modular Data Centers Directly at Solar Farms

Summary

Rune closed a $40M Series A led by Spark Capital to deploy its RELIC modular compute pods directly at solar sites, letting AI workloads soak up otherwise-curtailed renewable energy. The company pitches the design as a faster and cheaper alternative to building new grid capacity for data centers.