- April 15, 2025
- Shatabdi Mazumdar
- data center campus, Data center construction, data center development, Data center investment, Digital Infrastructure, high performance computing
Supported by Northampton’s investment, Blueprint is actively developing two data center sites with 85MW of gross capacity in the Austin, TX market that can be ready for service starting in 2026.
The sites will benefit from committed utility power and support from local economic development corporations.
Scott McBride, Founding Partner at Northampton Capital Partners, said, “We are excited to work with the Blueprint team and look forward to what we believe will be a long and successful partnership. Yaerid, Samarth and the entire team have done a remarkable job to date of positioning their business and we believe there is a significant opportunity to help them accelerate their growth. We look forward to helping Blueprint reach its full potential.”
Yaerid Jacob, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Blueprint, said, “I am proud of what we have accomplished to date with respect to executing against our strategic objectives and maintaining high standards that have been effective at de-risking projects.
The team at Northampton shares our vision to serve as a leader in the data center market and is committed to building a world-class business. We are looking forward to partnering with them and to this next chapter of Blueprint’s growth.”
Northampton Capital Partners LLC (“Northampton” or the “Firm”) is an alternative asset management firm focused on infrastructure investments in the middle market targeting the energy, digital, and other critical infrastructure sectors. Blueprint Data Centers (“Blueprint” or the “Company”) is an innovative developer of data centers designed with flexibility to support high-performance computing workloads.
Founded in 2023, Blueprint has quickly positioned itself as a leading next generation developer and operator of data centers in the United States.
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