KKR Secures Over $10B for AI Infrastructure Venture, Helix Digital
Private equity titan, KKR, has amassed over $10 billion in commitments to inaugurate Helix Digital Infrastructure, a pioneering company set to construct and manage the physical backbone of artificial intelligence.
Unveiled on April 30, 2026, Helix’s mission is to design, build, own, and operate specialized AI infrastructure. This includes data centers, power generation and transmission facilities, and connectivity systems. The company plans to collaborate with major hyperscale cloud providers to tackle the growing bottleneck in AI deployment—not chips or models, but the much-needed physical infrastructure.
Helix will be led by former Amazon Web Services CEO, Adam Selipsky, as CEO and chairman. Selipsky brings a wealth of experience from his tenure at AWS, where he scaled the company past $100 billion in annual revenue. Waldemar Szlezak, KKR’s global head of digital infrastructure, will serve as the chief investment officer.
This development indicates a significant shift in AI investment strategy. Private equity is now heavily investing in infrastructure as a standalone asset class. Commitments have been sourced from sovereign wealth funds and strategic partners, with the company considering additional capital raises to fuel expansion.
Sources: TechStartups | Bloomberg