Foundation - Calgary, Alberta

Air-gapped AI in major cities.

Simply Silicon owns and operates an ultra-secure and ultra-reliable inference network for regulated enterprise, high-security workloads, critical AI services, and live real-time AI.

12 MW
n+1 redundant power
7 km
air-gapped fiber
25+
connected buildings
June 2026
first capacity online
Base plant District heating
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Existing district heating plant, grid feed, on-site generation, backup power, and below-grade conduit paths energized before compute is installed.

Power
14 MVA n+1
Stack
Utility-grade
Heating
District loop

We are rethinking the physical data centre and its networking from the ground up.

Traditional data centres were built for centralized cloud workloads, not live inference in the middle of major cities. Common carrier networks were not designed for the latency, reliability, and security demands of critical AI. Simply Silicon integrates urban power capacity, private fiber, and a high-performance inference stack into one physical platform.

Flagship site

Foundation brings 12 MW of secure AI capacity to downtown Calgary.

Foundation integrates 12 MW of n+1 redundant power, a 7 km air-gapped fiber network with 25+ connected buildings, and multiple IXP PoPs in downtown Calgary.

That capacity makes Foundation 40x larger than the next largest data centre in downtown Calgary, with the first block of capacity coming online in June 2026.

Capacity 12 MW
Scale advantage 40x
Private fiber 7 km
Connected buildings 25+

Air-gapped network

Physical separation for latency- and safety-sensitive AI.

Air-gapped fiber physically eliminates the security threats posed by common carrier networks, while latency reliability SLAs support applications where delayed inference is a service failure.

Security from topology

Private routes remove common carrier exposure from the critical path for high-security workloads.

Reliability by design

Redundant power and deterministic network design support latency service levels for critical AI services.

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Bank Energy Telecom Munic Hosp Utility IXP
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Built for critical demand

A physical inference network for organizations that cannot compromise.

Regulated enterprise

Banks, utilities, and energy companies operating under strict control requirements.

High-security workloads

Defence and government environments where network exposure matters.

Critical AI services

Emergency response, public safety, security, and other services with no tolerance for unreliable inference.

Live real-time AI

Real-time video and low-latency inference that need dependable physical proximity.

Metro platform

Foundation is the first node in a North American urban AI network.

Simply Silicon is securing and developing a pipeline of 15+ additional sites in major metros around North America.

15+ site pipeline
200MW+ capacity
12+ major cities

Backed by investors and angels from

Augur VC
Palisade Capital Management
GarageCapital
OpenAI
Google
Microsoft
Heartland Generation
Cenovus
Vermilion Energy
Greengate
Aslan Renewables
BluEarth Renewables
Deming Sky Capital