Liquid cooled data center firm ​​Colovore has appointed Jeffrey Springborn as chief executive officer.

Springborn was previously the CEO of energy monitoring startup Best.Energy USA. Prior to that, he was at fiber firm Lightedge for more than 20 years, and also had stints at Terabeam and Inteliant.

“AI infrastructure needs are evolving faster than most data centers can adapt,” said Springborn.

“Colovore is building what tomorrow demands - today. The customers we’re partnering with aren’t just early adopters, they’re forward-thinking leaders who see what’s coming and are preparing for it now. They know that to stay ahead in AI, you can’t wait for capacity. You have to secure the right infrastructure before the rush. With the backing of King Street, that’s exactly what we’re enabling them to do."

Launched in 2013, Colovore carved out an early niche for liquid-cooled racks capable of up to 35kW. The company opened its original single-story, 24,000 sq ft (2,230 sqm) facility in San Jose in 2014, with the last 2MW expansion announced in February 2022.

Its second San Jose site, adjacent to the first, launched earlier this year; the colocation provider's sites can now support densities up to 250kW per cabinet through a combination of rear door and direct-to-chip liquid cooling.

Previously owned by Digital Realty Trust and Silicon Valley real estate development firm Pelio & Associates, investment firm King Street acquired Colovore last year.

Colovore board chairman and managing partner of King Street Capital, Brian Higgins, added: “We identified Jeff as the leader with the right experience to accelerate our growth in the AI infrastructure market. His 30 years of technology leadership and infrastructure expertise will be crucial as we expand our liquid-cooled data centers nationwide. Jeff complements the strong foundation built by Sean and Peter, positioning Colovore to meet the surging demand for AI-ready infrastructure."

King Street is a global alternative investment firm founded in 1995, managing more than $28 billion in assets across public and private markets. King Street Real Estate focuses on debt and equity investments in special situations and thematic platforms; to date, King Street has completed transactions totaling $20 billion in real estate securities and real estate-related investments.

At the time of the acquisition, the company noted plans to expand and has since detailed plans for facilities in Reno, Nevada, and Chicago, Illinois. Ground has reportedly been broken on the Reno site. Colovore also recently filed to develop a facility in the Hutto area of Austin, Texas.

Cerebras, Lambda Labs, and Cirrascale, amongst others, are known customers of Colovore.