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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Nvidia-Backed Firm Scraps IPO Amid AI Valuation Concerns
Caption: Nvidia-Backed Firm Scraps IPO Amid AI Valuation Concerns. Nvidia-backed data centre company Firmus has abandoned plans for what would have been one of Australia's biggest-ever stock market listings. The artificial intelligence infrastructure firm blamed recent market volatility and said an initial public offering was no longer in the best interests of the company or its shareholders. Firmus had planned a listing valuing the business at more than $30 billion. One investment firm told the BBC it had decided against participating because of concerns about the valuation. Firmus, which operates liquid-cooled data centres it calls "AI factories", counts OpenAI and Meta among its clients. Its investors include Nvidia, Blackstone and Jane Street. The company will now seek funding from private markets and consider other options. The decision comes amid growing investor concerns about AI valuations and uncertainty over long-term returns from the hundreds of billions being invested in the sector. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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