Runware Plans Factory Assembly Line for Mass Production of Modular AI Data Centers, Targeting 30 Megawatts Daily Output by 2028

TechFlow reports on Oct. 30, citing TechCrunch, that AI infrastructure company Runware plans to move its Sonic Inference Pod modular data centers to assembly line production, much like building cars. Co-founder and CEO Flaviu Radulescu stated that the Romanian facility will ramp up capacity to 30 megawatts per day by 2028, roughly equivalent to nearly 1 gigawatt per month. At this pace, Runware’s annual output would roughly match the US’s projected new data center power capacity for this year, approximately 10 gigawatts. The company already operates two factories, with the second expected to be completed within months and begin operations early next year.

Runware says the production time for a single module will drop from three weeks to one day, with installation and deployment completed within 48 hours of arrival at the client site. Clients can lease computing power, or bring their own GPUs and pay monthly module and operational fees, with electricity and networking billed separately. The company noted that since launching commercial sales, it has secured $1 billion in letters of intent covering over 20 megawatts of capacity.

Runware has raised over $60 million in total funding, currently leveraging a $50 million Series A round closed last December to build new facilities, and plans to conduct a Series B round. TechCrunch notes that these remain plans for now, and whether mass production materializes depends on funding, supply chain stability, and manufacturing execution. EV maker Arrival was once valued at over $13 billion but faced difficulties after failing to achieve low-cost mass production. Furthermore, some of Runware’s pumps and fans are sourced from Germany, while network equipment continues to rely on Nvidia.