Who we are

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We’re builders shaping the future of AI—and how we build defines us.

Invent Boldly
We push boundaries without fear, creating products that move the world forward.
Own the Outcome
We take full responsibility for our work, holding the bar high and delivering with urgency.
Move Fast, Stay Humble
We value speed paired with openness to learn—no egos, only progress.
Build with Trust
We operate transparently, earning trust through clear communication and consistent delivery.
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Our Team

Our Leadership Team

Nscale is led by proven founders, engineers, strategists and builders with a track record of building and scaling successful technology ventures. With deep expertise across HPC, advanced data center design, and AI infrastructure—and the commercial acumen to bring breakthrough technologies to market—they are building the scalable, sustainable AI backbone that the world’s most ambitious builders need to shape the future.

Josh Payne
CEO and Founder
Bio

Josh is the CEO and Founder of Nscale, with a proven record of turning opportunities into high-growth businesses. An entrepreneur from an early age, he has built companies across recruitment, capital markets, and supercomputing infrastructure, consistently anticipating market shifts from GPUs to AI. With deep experience in energy, data centres, and hardware supply chains, Josh combines commercial discipline with visionary execution.

Alice Takhtajan
Chief Financial Officer
Bio

Alice brings 25+ years of experience at JP Morgan, having led 150+ equity transactions in the Tech sector, working with venture, financial sponsors and corporate clients, raising both public and private capital

Nidhi Chappell
President AI Infrastructure
Bio

Seasoned AI Infrastructure expert with deep experience in building and scaling large-scale AI infrastructure. Nidhi is the Former Head of AI Infrastructure at Microsoft where she managed 2m GPUs and a former Senior Director of Data Centres at Intel

Sam Huckaby
President of Data Centers
Bio

Sam Huckaby is President of Data Centers at Nscale, with extensive experience in large-scale data center construction, capital deployment, and infrastructure delivery. He joins from Oracle, where as Senior Vice President he led global data center build and operations for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Prior to Oracle, Sam held senior roles at Vantage Data Centers, including COO for North America and Chief Development Officer in EMEA, delivering hyperscale campuses to the highest standards of uptime and energy efficiency.

Philippe Sachs
President EMEA
Bio

Philippe's 25 years of experience span banking where he was focused on sovereigns, most recently setting up Standard Chartered Bank's Global Public Sector Business, as CEO of an educational company with over 500 employees in the UK, and a blockchain and deep tech venture capitalist, where he led the early investment rounds in Nscale.

Jing Yin
President APAC
Bio

Jing is a senior technology executive with leadership roles across Alibaba Cloud, Ant Group, and Lazada where he oversaw major cloud, payments, and e-commerce initiatives across Asia. He brings deep expertise in global operations, supply chain, and commercial strategy

Tom Burke
Chief Revenue Officer
Bio

Tom Burke is Chief Revenue Officer at Nscale, with over 15 years of experience leading global enterprise sales in data and AI. He previously served as CRO at Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD) and spent more than 15 years at IBM, most recently as the Vice President and Head of Global Sales for Data & AI. Earlier at IBM, he served as Chief of Staff for the Data & AI division, advising the General Manager and executive team on global strategy and operations. Tom brings a proven record of scaling international sales organisations, forging strategic partnerships, and driving growth across fast-moving technology markets

Phoebee Gahan
Chief Legal Officer
Bio

Phoebee Gahan is Chief Legal Officer at Nscale, where she oversees corporate law, capital markets, and complex commercial contracting across the fast-evolving AI and data infrastructure sector. She brings a unique mix of experience spanning M&A, finance, technology, and corporate governance, with a career that bridges global law firms, financial institutions, private equity, and advisory roles with startups and scale-ups

Naeem Hatimi
Chief People Officer
Bio

Seasoned global People & Culture executive with deep experience scaling high-growth technology companies and leading organisational transformation across multiple markets including: SharkNinja, Netflix, Vodafone, and Microsoft

Daniel Shapiro
Chief Power Officer
Bio

Daniel serves as Chief Power Officer for Nscale, where he focuses on advancing Nscale's vertical integration strategy from energy and power to compute infrastructure.

Testimonials

“AI is reshaping the global economy and redefining the value of renewable energy. With Nscale, we’re backing infrastructure that’s sovereign, scalable, and purpose-built to accelerate this transformation. Nscale’s full-stack, GPU-first model gives it a real edge in execution. The scale and quality of this Series B round are a testament to Nscale’s vision and momentum – and to the strength of our collaboration. Through both our Series B investment and joint venture, we’re making a significant, long-term commitment to building industrial relevance in the age of AI”
– Øyvind Eriksen, President & CEO - Aker ASA
“Over just a few months, Nscale has moved with focus and velocity – turning ambitious plans into production capacity and becoming meaningfully relevant, fast. The team is building massive-scale, sovereign infrastructure that enterprises and nations can actually consume – reliable, efficient, and close to their data. We’re excited to support [Josh and the] Nscale [team] as they scale with discipline, equip builders with infrastructure, and establish a strategic foundation for national AI leadership.”
– Larry Aschebrook, Founder & Managing Partner - G Squared
"The success of UK-founded companies like Nscale shows how our country can be at the cutting edge of AI. By attracting global expertise and investment, it is building the essential infrastructure for the UK to compete internationally, drive growth, and create jobs across the country."
– UK AI Minister, Kanishka Narayan

Our Investors

Investor Relations

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