Runware says it will build AI data centers on an assembly line

Runware told TechCrunch that it plans to manufacture its Sonic Inference Pods on an assembly line, like cars. The company says it will gradually increase production starting next year and reach 30 megawatts of data center capacity per day by 2028, nearly 1 gigawatt per month. Runware’s second factory in Romania is expected to be completed within months and begin operating early next year.

According to Flaviu Radulescu, Runware’s co-founder and CEO, the pods could be brought online within 48 hours after installation and setup, while manufacturing time is expected to fall from three weeks to one day. Customers could provide their own site and GPUs or rent computing from the company. Runware, which has raised more than $60 million, says it will initially fund the expansion with the $50 million Series A raised last December; TechCrunch notes that the plan still faces challenges involving staffing, inventory, logistics and capital.