A global investor group anchored by KKR, the Kuwait Investment Authority, NVIDIA and Vistra has launched Helix Digital Infrastructure, a dedicated platform aimed at delivering large-scale, integrated AI infrastructure. The newly formed company is structured to bring data center, power and connectivity development together under a single platform to meet rising demand for infrastructure that can support intensive artificial intelligence workloads.
Helix is being capitalized with more than $10 billion in commitments from its founding investors. With this equity base, the platform is expected to pursue the development, acquisition and management of infrastructure assets that are critical to AI computing, including facilities, energy supply and network connectivity. The company is positioned to operate as a long-term owner and manager of these assets rather than as a single-project vehicle.
NVIDIA will participate as a strategic partner to Helix, focusing on deployment of infrastructure aligned with its NVIDIA DSX AI factory framework. This partnership is intended to optimize computing efficiency, including the number of tokens generated per watt of energy consumed, underscoring the importance of energy performance in AI data processing. Vistra, described as one of the nation’s largest integrated power producers, is slated to serve as the preferred power provider for Helix-backed projects, linking the platform directly to large-scale generation resources.
The leadership team includes Adam Selipsky, former CEO of Amazon Web Services, who will serve as CEO of Helix. Waldemar Szlezak, KKR’s global head of digital infrastructure, will act as chief investment officer. Their appointments signal a focus on combining institutional capital with operational and sector-specific expertise across digital infrastructure and energy.
According to Selipsky, large users of digital infrastructure are seeking ways to reduce complexity while unlocking new capacity, and Helix is intended to provide a single, holistic solution for AI-oriented infrastructure delivered at speed and scale. The platform’s launch also reflects KKR’s broader build-out in digital and power-related investments. The firm’s global infrastructure platform manages more than $100 billion in assets, with over $70 billion allocated across digital infrastructure and power-linked holdings. Following the initial close, Helix is expected to open to additional eligible institutional investors, indicating scope for further capital formation within the AI infrastructure segment.
