Akron Energy raises $110M to grow U.S. bitcoin mining capacity, launch AI cloud service in Norway

Akron Energy, a data center infrastructure company, closed a $110 million private funding round to expand its operations, the company’s CEO Josh Payne shared exclusively with TechCrunch. The round was led by Bluesky Capital Management and included participation from Kestrel 0x1, Nural Capital and Florence Capital. The company launched in 2021 and began with a…