Axiado Raises $100M for AI Data Center Security
Axiado has raised $100 million in new funding to expand deployment of its Trusted Control Unit (TCU), a hardware-based security platform designed to protect modern data center infrastructure as AI workloads scale rapidly. The funding round reflects growing demand for hardware-anchored security as cloud operators and enterprises face increasingly sophisticated threats.At the core of Axiado’s offering is its TCU (Trusted Control/Compute Unit), a single-chip platform that combines secure control, compute, and AI-driven monitoring. The company positions the TCU as a hardware root of trust capable of protecting servers from the moment they power on, addressing attack vectors that software-only security tools often miss.

As AI workloads grow in complexity and scale, traditional security approaches struggle to defend against firmware tampering, supply chain attacks, and hardware-level exploits. Axiado argues that embedding security directly into silicon enables continuous verification of system integrity, allowing infrastructure to detect and respond to threats in real time.

According to the company, the TCU also supports power optimization and autonomous system management, helping data centers balance security with operational efficiency. These capabilities are increasingly important as AI-driven facilities push power and cooling limits while remaining subject to strict uptime and compliance requirements.

Axiado is working with OEM and ODM partners to integrate its TCU into existing server platforms, aiming to minimize disruption for operators adopting the technology. Compatibility with current data center infrastructure remains a key consideration, and the company directs customers to its technical documentation for deployment details.

The funding is expected to support product development, partner expansion, and broader adoption across cloud and enterprise environments. As AI infrastructure becomes a critical foundation for global computing, hardware-based security models like Axiado’s are gaining attention as a potential standard for next-generation data centers.

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