US data center firm Centra has secured $230 million in backing to fuel its data center build-out.

This week, the company announced it received the funds in a round led by existing investor, Columbia Capital, to accelerate its expansion across the US, including its developments in Reno, Nevada, and Minneapolis, Minnesota.

“Existing interconnection infrastructure has not kept pace with the demand generated by continued growth in cloud infrastructure and significant AI investment,” said Bill Cook, chairman of Centra. “We are excited to develop industry-leading data centers to serve the Reno and Minneapolis markets and see a larger opportunity across the US over time.”

Chris Machen, Centra COO, added: “Centra embodies an interconnect-first philosophy, focusing on providing customers with resilient, dependable connectivity and colocation capacity. This new investment allows us to expand this vision by developing data hubs in markets that lack the capacity and redundancy required by today’s end users.”

Centra was previously known as Deep Edge, prior to rebranding and expanding its footprint across the US.

Backed by Columbia Capital, the company is developing a purpose-built interconnection data center in downtown Reno at 265 Keystone, scheduled to launch in early Q2 2026.

The company recently broke ground on a new 12MW facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Centra also manages the meet-me-room/carrier hotel at 200 S Virginia in Reno, Nevada, which includes a data center on the first floor. The company acquired the 340 Cumberland carrier hotel in Portland, Maine, in 2022. It also operates a facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, and another in the Borden Building in Columbus, Ohio.