Data center developer ImpactData has partnered with Raeden for its debut data center in North Carolina.
Raeden signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with ImpactData to support the development of a 20MW turnkey colocation data center in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The companies said complete build-out at the Greenboro site in Phase I will launch in Q2 2026. The site can reportedly scale to more than 300MW in subsequent phases.
“ImpactData’s strong efforts to obtain readily buildable land and near-term deliverable power from Duke Energy, technologically anchoring Gateway Research Park and coordinating access to a leading AI and ML talent pool at adjacent North Carolina A&T University provides technology companies unprecedented opportunity when paired with Raeden’s design, build, and operational expertise,” said Jason Green, Raeden co-founder and COO.
Plans for the Greenboro site, at the Gateway Research Park were first revealed in August 2022. The 115,000 square foot (10,680 sqm) facility, at 2901 E. Gate City Blvd, is billed as what the company calls a ‘dream center’ and is set to provide education services to North Carolina A&T State University.
Raeden and ImpactData aim to expand the Greensboro Development to other similar university-adjacent projects across the Southeastern United States.
“The joint venture between ImpactData and Raeden formalizes years of development to validate the vision of at-scale data center solutions derived from the foundation of land, power, and human talent intentionally providing the largest technology companies in the world the most resourceful means to operate,” added Terry Comer, ImpactData’s CEO.
Founded in 2020 in Atlanta, ImpactData aims to bridge the digital divide by deploying purpose-built colocation data centers on US college and university campuses – with a focus on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Founded in 2019, Raeden allows real estate owners to identify and deploy data centers in available portfolio space. Its team has previously worked at companies such as Element Critical, CIM Group, and Stack. Company investors include Founders Fund, Friends & Family Capital, and Johnson Controls through JCI Ventures.
The company previously announced plans to form a new carrier hotel in Detroit, Michigan. As well as that site at 615 W Lafayette, Raeden lists availability at 800 Oliver Avenue in Indianapolis and One Campus Martius in Detroit. It says it can offer solutions out of 30,000 assets across North America.
