Cloud infrastructure startup Nava, previously referred to as Kluisz, has raised $22 million in a Collection A funding spherical led by Greenoaks, with participation from RTP International and Unicorn India Ventures.

The startup additionally introduced its rebranding to Nava and stated it will set up Singapore as its regional headquarters as a part of its subsequent section of development.

Nava had beforehand raised $9.6 million in a seed funding spherical led by RTP International, with backing from Unicorn India Ventures, Blume Founders Fund and Climber Capital.

The newest funding shall be used to construct out its full-stack AI compute platform, develop operations throughout the Asia-Pacific area, and rent senior management and specialised expertise in areas together with AI information centre design, GPU engineering, and operations, the discharge notes.

Based in 2025, Nava was arrange by Abhinav Sinha, Vamshidhar Reddy and Abhijeet Singh. The founders beforehand held roles at companies together with OYO, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Firm, AMD, Reliance Jio and AT&T.

The startup is constructing what it describes as a full-stack “neo-cloud” platform designed particularly for AI workloads. It combines AI-optimised information centres, high-performance GPU compute, orchestration and inferencing layers, and developer-focused instruments to help enterprise adoption of AI. The corporate stated demand for such infrastructure is rising rapidly.

Based on KPMG, information centre capability in Southeast Asia might want to triple by 2030 to satisfy rising demand for AI computing, with India going through an identical shortfall.

Abhinav Sinha, Co-founder and CEO, Nava, stated: “This fundraise marks an necessary step in our journey. What began as an AI-native cloud platform has now developed into one thing a lot bigger, the place we’re constructing the foundational cloud platform layer for AI in Asia. We’re grateful to our traders for his or her continued help and conviction as we construct in a class that’s rising and quickly evolving.”

Madhur Makkar, Principal at RTP International, stated: “As one of many earliest backers of the corporate, we have now seen Abhinav, Vamshi, and Abhijeet execute with robust readability and pace in a extremely complicated area. In underneath a yr, this crew has demonstrated distinctive execution and is strongly positioned to handle the rising want for purpose-built AI infrastructure throughout Asia.”

Bhaskar Majumdar, Managing Companion, Unicorn India Ventures, added, “We’re witnessing a structural shift with AI driving demand for compute infra and GPUs, a essential a part of the general worth chain. As a deep tech investor, we again corporations throughout the AI worth chain, and Nava matches properly inside this technique. The crew has demonstrated robust early development, and we see clear demand for his or her cloud infrastructure choices.”