Nava raises $22M Series A to build “neo-cloud” AI infrastructure across Asia

Funding and team

It has been reported that Nava, an India-born startup formerly known as Kluisz, raised US$22 million in a Series A round led by Greenoaks Capital, with participation from RTP Global and Unicorn India Ventures, according to Tech in Asia. The company — founded in 2025 — is led by CEO Abhinav Sinha, formerly global COO at Oyo, and co‑founders Vamshidhar Reddy (ex‑McKinsey) and Abhijeet Singh (ex‑Reliance Jio). Short and sweet: money, experience, ambition. That’s the startup playbook.

What Nava is building

Nava bills itself as a “full‑stack neo‑cloud” tailored for large AI workloads — a vertically integrated stack that pairs AI‑optimized data centers, GPU clusters and software tooling to run models more cheaply and efficiently than general‑purpose cloud. It has been reported that Nava plans to partner with global suppliers such as Nvidia for GPU access, and that the fresh capital will be used to hire, expand infrastructure and develop its platform. The company says it’s building the hardware and software end‑to‑end — cooling systems, network architecture, the works — because, as Sinha puts it, AI needs a very different kind of cloud.

Ambition and market

Singapore will host Nava’s regional HQ as it pushes into Southeast Asia — Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan and South Korea are on the map. It has been reported that Nava aims to scale to over 1 gigawatt of compute capacity across India and Southeast Asia within five years and to become one of the top three AI infrastructure players in the region. Can a nimble, regionally focused player close the compute gap left by Amazon and Google? The stakes are emotional as much as technical: countries and companies in Asia want local, affordable access to AI horsepower. Nava’s bet is simple: build close to demand, tune for AI, and don’t let the major clouds have the last word.

Sources: techinasia.com