KKR Spins Up Helix to Build $10B+ AI Data Center and Power Platform

KKR has launched Helix Digital Infrastructure, a new company focused on financing, developing, and operating large-scale AI infrastructure with more than $10 billion in long-duration capital commitments from KKR, the Kuwait Investment Authority, Nvidia, and Vistra. The firm is structured as an operating platform rather than a fund and is designed to act as a single coordination point for hyperscalers’ key infrastructure needs, spanning data centers, power, connectivity, and related assets. Nvidia will serve as a cornerstone strategic and technology partner, helping Helix deploy infrastructure aligned with its DSX AI factory reference designs, with an emphasis on maximizing tokens per watt and lowering total cost of ownership. Vistra, a major integrated power producer with operations across 18 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., will be Helix’s preferred energy supplier, leveraging its existing generation fleet and grid expertise.

Helix’s initial product focus is not a discrete software or hardware SKU but an integrated infrastructure offering built around hyperscale data center campuses tied to secured, long-term power and high-capacity connectivity. The company plans to invest across hyperscale data center development and operations, baseload and flexible power generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure, and fiber and connectivity networks—essentially packaging compute, energy, and network into a single solution for very large AI and cloud customers. Its primary target market is AI hyperscalers and large cloud service providers such as major model developers and large internet platforms that are facing power bottlenecks and deployment complexity in scaling GPU data centers. Helix is led by former Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky as co-founder and CEO, with KKR’s global head of digital infrastructure Waldemar Szlezak serving as chief investment officer, and is backed by KKR’s broader infrastructure platform, which manages over $100 billion in infrastructure assets.

In terms of availability, Helix has formally launched and is actively in market with its integrated infrastructure model, supported by more than $10 billion of committed capital and strategic agreements with Nvidia and Vistra. However, the company has not yet disclosed specific geographic sites or live projects, nor has it announced any retail or small-enterprise offering—its services are oriented toward a small number of very large hyperscale and AI cloud customers. Public disclosures indicate that Helix is open to adding additional institutional investors after the founding capital closes, suggesting its deployment capacity may expand over time, but no timelines for specific data center go-lives or regional rollouts have been published.