Firmus closes A$330 million equity placement for Project Southgate
Ellerston Capital led the September 2025 financing, with NVIDIA participating.
Firmus announced a closed A$330 million equity placement on 16 September 2025. Ellerston Capital led the financing, with participation from NVIDIA and other Australian investors. The transaction valued the company at A$1.85 billion after the investment.
The capital was intended to accelerate Project Southgate in northern Tasmania. Firmus planned a renewable-powered AI factory campus with 36,000 NVIDIA GPUs across two stages, using its modular cooling and infrastructure platform.
Use of funds
Develop Project Southgate AI factory campus