Runware plans to build a factory and mass-produce modular AI data centers on an assembly line, targeting 30 MW of daily output by 2028

TechFlow reported on Oct. 30 that, according to TechCrunch, AI infrastructure company Runware plans to put its Sonic Inference Pod modular data centers on an assembly line, producing them like cars. Co-founder and CEO Flaviu Radulescu said the capacity of its Romanian factory will increase to 30 MW per day by 2028, equivalent to nearly 1 GW per month. At this rate, Runware's annual output would roughly match the expected new data center power capacity in the United States this year, about 10 GW. The company already has two factories; the second is expected to be completed within months and begin production early next year.

Runware said the manufacturing time for a single module will be reduced from three weeks to one day, and installation and go-live can be completed within 48 hours after arrival at customer sites. Customers can rent compute capacity, or bring their own GPUs and pay monthly fees for modules and operations, with electricity and network billed separately. The company said it has secured $1 billion in intent commitments since launching external sales, covering more than 20 MW of capacity.

Runware has raised more than $60 million cumulatively and is currently relying on its $50 million Series A round last December to advance the new factory, and plans to raise a Series B. TechCrunch noted that these remain plans for now, and whether mass production can be achieved depends on funding, supply chain and manufacturing execution. Electric vehicle company Arrival was once valued at more than $13 billion but later fell into trouble because it could not mass-produce at low cost. In addition, some of Runware's pumps and fans are sourced from Germany, and network equipment still relies on NVIDIA.

Source: TechFlow