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Switch funding, valuation and investors
Las Vegas–HQ data center operator — SUPERNAP / Core Campus ecosystems; taken private in 2022.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Not publicly disclosed
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
Not publicly disclosed
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
acquired
acquired · Las Vegas, NV
Overview
Switch, Inc. designs, builds, and operates data center campuses (including the Las Vegas Core Campus / SUPERNAP facilities) and related technology ecosystems. Founded in 2000 by Rob Roy and headquartered at 7135 South Decatur Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada. Switch listed on the NYSE under ticker SWCH (IPO 2017). On December 6, 2022, DigitalBridge and IFM Investors completed an approximately $11 billion take-private (including debt repayment) at $34.25 per share; Switch common stock was delisted.
Why Switch is interesting
Nevada’s infrastructure-scale tech company: Switch designed and operates high-density data centers from Las Vegas HQ, IPO’d as NYSE:SWCH, then was taken private in an ~$11B deal by DigitalBridge and IFM Investors (closed Dec 2022).
Product & use cases
Colocation and data-center ecosystem services across Switch campus primes, emphasizing high power density and carrier-rich connectivity for cloud, enterprise, and AI workloads.
- Enterprise and cloud colocation
- High-density AI / HPC data center deployments
- Multi-campus disaster recovery and interconnection
Key facts
- Taken private (Dec 6, 2022): DigitalBridge + IFM ~$11B including debt (company PR)
- Formerly NYSE: SWCH (IPO Oct 2017)
- HQ: 7135 S Decatur Blvd, Las Vegas, NV
- Founder/CEO: Rob Roy; founded 2000
Funding history (newest first)
Take-private / Acquisition
2022-12 ~$11B incl. debt repayment- DigitalBridge (lead)
- IFM Investors (lead)
Source: https://www.switch.com/digitalbridge-and-ifm-investors-complete-11-billion-take-private-of-switch/
Competitive landscape
Edge: Purpose-built high-density campus design IP and Las Vegas Core Campus scale versus generic wholesale colocation.
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Equinix direct
Global interconnection/colocation leader.
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Digital Realty direct
Wholesale/data center REIT peer.
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Hyperscaler self-build alternative
Cloud providers building owned campuses.
Industries
Market / IPO context
Ticker: SWCH (NYSE)
IPO date: 2017-10-06
Note: Formerly NYSE:SWCH; taken private Dec 2022 by DigitalBridge and IFM — no longer publicly traded
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