May 20, 2026 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
Armada has raised $230 million in an oversubscribed Series B round, its largest funding to date, bringing total capital to nearly $500 million. The round was co-led by Overmatch, BlackRock, and 8090 Industries, with participation from investors including Johnson Controls, NightDragon, Mitsui, and Singtel Innov8. The company also announced a partnership with Johnson Controls to expand its manufacturing capacity.
“The AI race will not be won by one-off projects,” said Dan Wright, co-founder and CEO of Armada. “It will be won by the companies and countries that can manufacture, deploy, and continuously improve AI infrastructure, with speed, scale, and sovereignty."
Armada designs containerized data centers built for harsh environments, configurable with CPUs, GPUs, and XPUs based on customer needs. The company has previously introduced smaller “Beacons” units for oil rigs and larger “Galleon” pod systems. Backed by Microsoft, Armada has deployed or plans to deploy its modules with partners including Nscale, UnityCloud, TampNet, Aramco, Newlab, Eclipse, the U.S. Navy, Aker BP, and Alaska’s Department of Transportation.
“Johnson Controls is working with Armada to rapidly deliver secure modular data centers at scale,” said Joakim Weidemanis, CEO of Johnson Controls. "Together, we have already deployed units across the United States and around the world, demonstrating the expertise and global reach required to support mission-critical environments. Johnson Controls' differentiated technology, U.S.-based manufacturing strength, and Armada's edge computing expertise will deliver the thermal-critical environments that perform predictably, deploy quickly, and scale with confidence.”
