KKR Launches $10 Billion Helix AI Infrastructure Company

KKR launched Helix Digital Infrastructure on June 11, 2026, a new company backed by more than $10 billion in committed capital. The venture aims to consolidate data center development, power generation, transmission, and connectivity into a single coordination point to reduce complexity for AI hyperscalers and cloud providers.

The platform is led by co-founder and CEO Adam Selipsky, the former head of Amazon Web Services, and Chief Investment Officer Waldemar Szlezak. Unlike traditional infrastructure financing that depends on public debt and equity markets, Helix is structured as a permanent operating company funded by private institutional capital. Founding investors include the Kuwait Investment Authority, Nvidia, and Vistra.

Nvidia serves as a strategic technology partner providing expertise in AI data-center design and deploying its DSX AI factory-aligned infrastructure. Vistra is the designated preferred power provider for the platform. The initiative addresses critical shortages in power and electronic components, as well as an execution gap where over 25% of announced data center projects reportedly fail to deliver.