Blackstone's Jas Khaira says fears about excessive debt in AI infrastructure buildouts are overblown, positioning the $1.3 trillion firm as a key capital provider. Blackstone has become the largest owner of compute outside hyperscalers, offering flexible financing ranging from debt to equity for AI data centers and frontier model investments.
Background
Private equity firms have been increasingly active in AI infrastructure financing, competing with traditional VCs and hyperscalers to fund the capital-intensive AI boom. Blackstone launched its dedicated AI hub BXN1 in San Francisco earlier in 2026 to centralize these investments.
- Source
- TechCrunch
- Published
- Oct 22, 2026 at 06:51 AM
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- 6.0 / 10