Pranav Hotkar
New York, United States - June 11, 2026 - KKR has unveiled a new AI-focused infrastructure company backed by more than USD 10 billion in committed capital, bringing together financial, power, and semiconductor partners to tackle one of the biggest constraints facing the AI industry: the rapid deployment of large-scale digital infrastructure.
The newly formed company, Helix Digital Infrastructure, is launching with support from the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), NVIDIA, and power producer Vistra. Former Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky will lead the venture, which aims to streamline development of hyperscale data centers, electricity infrastructure, transmission assets, and fiber connectivity for AI workloads.
The initiative reflects the accelerating race among infrastructure investors and technology companies to secure the enormous compute and power capacity required for generative AI expansion. Industry executives increasingly view grid access, power generation, and coordinated infrastructure delivery as critical bottlenecks slowing deployment of next-generation AI campuses.
Helix is positioning itself as a centralized development and investment platform capable of managing the full infrastructure stack required for hyperscale AI operations. The company plans to invest across high-density data center campuses, baseload and flexible power generation, transmission systems, and network infrastructure.
NVIDIA will provide strategic support through its DSX AI factory architecture, which is designed to optimize AI infrastructure efficiency and reduce deployment complexity for large-scale AI compute environments.
“Useful AI has arrived, and demand for AI factories is extraordinary,” NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said in the announcement.
Vistra, which operates one of the largest power generation portfolios in the United States, will act as Helix’s preferred energy partner. The company said existing grid limitations and power interconnection delays have become major obstacles for AI infrastructure deployment globally.
The launch also highlights the growing overlap between energy infrastructure and AI development. Large AI facilities are requiring unprecedented amounts of electricity, with some hyperscale campuses expected to consume gigawatts of power over the coming decade.
KKR said the venture is designed around a long-duration investment strategy suited for the multi-year timelines associated with AI infrastructure development. The company’s broader infrastructure portfolio already includes more than USD 100 billion in assets under management spanning digital infrastructure, renewable energy, transmission, and power generation sectors.
The formation of Helix comes amid a broader surge in AI infrastructure spending worldwide, as hyperscalers, cloud providers, and private investors compete to secure long-term access to compute capacity, energy resources, and high-speed connectivity needed to support increasingly power-intensive AI systems.
