Former Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky will lead the new company, which aims to serve as a single provider for hyperscaler data center, power, and connectivity needs
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KKR launched Helix Digital Infrastructure on Thursday, a new company backed by more than $10 billion in committed capital and designed to provide integrated infrastructure for AI hyperscalers. Kuwait Investment Authority, Nvidia $NVDA, and Vistra join KKR as founding investors.
According to the company, Helix is designed to consolidate data center, power, connectivity, and related infrastructure services into one integrated offering for hyperscalers. The launch comes as demand from large AI users for more integrated infrastructure solutions has grown alongside the scale and complexity of building out AI capacity.
Former Amazon $AMZN Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky will lead Helix as co-founder and chief executive. Waldemar Szlezak, KKR's global head of digital infrastructure, will serve as chief investment officer.
Nvidia will serve as a cornerstone strategic partner, supporting the deployment of its DSX AI factory-aligned infrastructure. Vistra, an integrated power generation and electricity company with operations across 18 states and Washington, D.C., will be the preferred power provider for Helix investments. Vistra has previously executed more than 5,000 megawatts of power purchase agreements with hyperscalers, the company said.
On the investment side, Helix is targeting a portfolio spanning hyperscale data center development and operations, baseload and flexible power generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure, and fiber and connectivity networks.
"Large users of digital infrastructure have an urgent need to reduce complexity and unlock new capacity," Selipsky said in a statement.
"Useful AI has arrived, and demand for AI factories is extraordinary," Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang said in a statement. "AI is driving the largest infrastructure buildout in modern history."
KKR's anchor investment in Helix is funded through its balance sheet and other managed vehicles. The company said Helix is open to additional institutional investors following the close of its founding commitments. KKR's infrastructure platform manages more than $100 billion in assets under management, including more than $70 billion across digital and power assets.
The launch is the latest in a series of tie-ups between private equity firms and energy companies targeting AI infrastructure, according to The Wall Street Journal. S&P Global $SPGI Market Intelligence data shows that 2025 utility-sector investment by private equity and venture capital funds topped $69.52 billion, more than 50% above the prior year's level — and that momentum has carried into 2026, with first-quarter figures alone reaching $64.59 billion, nearly equaling the full prior-year total.
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