Denmark boosts funding for Gefion AI supercomputer as Netcompany joins investors

Denmark is adding funding to Gefion, its national AI supercomputer, and the Danish technology company Netcompany is joining the investors behind it. The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark made the announcement. The money will support Gefion's infrastructure and operations at the Danish Centre for AI Innovation (DCAI), which runs the machine. The amount of the new funding is not given in the material available, and neither are details of how it will be used or when the extra capacity will be ready.

Gefion launched in 2024 with 1,528 Nvidia chips, and the centre says it is now nearing full capacity. The new investment adds to the original 700 million DKK (about €94 million) provided by Denmark's state investment fund and the Novo Nordisk Foundation, the Danish foundation behind the maker of drugs such as Ozempic.

Netcompany builds and operates public-sector IT systems, including for NHS England. As an investor in the centre, it will contribute software to manage access, monitoring and security on the supercomputer.

One stated aim is to help public institutions and businesses use AI while keeping control over sensitive data. An official quoted in the announcement also said the investment strengthens Denmark's competitiveness and ensures that ownership of the technology of the future is not left to others.

The expansion matters because demand for the machine appears to be close to its limit, and the added backing is meant to keep Denmark's own AI computing capacity growing under domestic control.