Cloudforce doubles National Harbor headquarters, plans 250 Maryland jobs. August 20, 2026 Cloudforce is doubling its headquarters footprint at National Harbor in Prince George's County, with plans to retain more than 130 employees and create 250 Maryland jobs over the next five years. The artificial intelligence platform company is leasing an additional 15,000 square feet of office space as it expands its secure AI products for universities and public-sector organizations worldwide. The commitment represents a meaningful office expansion at National Harbor and could bring Cloudforce's Maryland workforce to more than 380 employees if its hiring targets are met. Cloudforce selected Maryland after evaluating potential expansion sites across the Washington metropolitan region. The company cited access to technical talent, proximity to universities and the state's workforce-development programs as factors in choosing to grow at its existing headquarters rather than relocate. The decision ties a technology-sector employment project to both office absorption and talent retention in Prince George's County. It also gives Maryland a growing AI company whose business is focused on institutional deployments rather than consumer-facing applications. Cloudforce's principal product, nebulaONE, gives organizations governed access to multiple AI models and agent-based workflows. The platform is designed to help institutions provide private and controlled AI access across larger user populations. Customers include the University of Maryland, UCLA, London Business School and the University of Oxford. Microsoft Corporation named Cloudforce its global Education Partner of the Year in 2025, citing nebulaONE's adoption in higher education. Cloudforce began as a Microsoft cloud specialist before developing its AI platform business. Founder and CEO Husein Sharaf said the company considered alternatives outside Maryland but chose to keep its workforce and culture concentrated at National Harbor. "When it came time to grow, we had every option on the table, including markets across state lines and across the country," Sharaf said. "We chose to double down here instead." Peterson Companies, the developer of National Harbor, has provided Cloudforce's headquarters space during its growth. CEO Jon Peterson said the expansion demonstrates the development's ability to support companies seeking access to workers and room for longer-term growth. Maryland and Prince George's County are offering a combined $1.375 million in conditional financing for the project. Cloudforce is eligible for a $1.25 million loan through Advantage Maryland, a program administered by the Maryland Department of Commerce. The Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation is providing an additional $125,000 conditional loan through its Economic Development Incentive Fund. The company may also qualify for state and local incentives, including Maryland's Job Creation Tax Credit. Because the assistance is conditional, public support is tied to the company meeting specified project requirements rather than simply maintaining its existing operations. The combination of employment targets, office expansion and potential tax revenue gives the project broader economic-development relevance for the county. Cloudforce is also working to build a local talent pipeline. The company has supported Governor Wes Moore's Service Year initiative and is considering additional opportunities for program participants, interns and early-career Maryland workers to gain practical experience with AI. Its relationship with the University of Maryland includes work as a vendor-partner, recruitment of recent graduates, student engagement and philanthropic support for leadership programs serving transfer students. Cloudforce also works with Prince George's Community College. Maryland Commerce Secretary Harry Coker, Jr. said the expansion connects job creation with career pathways for students and recent graduates. Prince George's County Executive Aisha Braveboy pointed to the company's university and community-college relationships as part of the county's developing technology ecosystem. Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation President and CEO Ingrid Watson said the project should contribute to the county's commercial economy through additional employment, business activity and local tax revenue. The expansion gives Cloudforce more physical capacity to scale its platform while keeping its headquarters near customers, universities and public-sector institutions across the Washington region.

Frontier firm Cloudforce doubles National Harbor headquarters as agentic AI drives nebulaONE(R) growth. Aug 13, 2026, 09:00 ET NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Cloudforce, the AI platform company behind nebulaONE(R), is doubling its National Harbor headquarters with an additional 15,000 square feet. The expansion follows yesterday's announcement from Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland Department of Commerce covering the 250 new jobs Cloudforce will add and the significant state and county support behind the project (available in full here). The expansion is a direct response to sustained customer demand for Cloudforce's nebulaONE AI platform, which now supports more than 4 million users globally. Their commercial model is a large part of why, as nebulaONE is licensed on the value it delivers versus per user seats, so an institution can turn it on for every user on day one. At a moment when token costs are climbing fast enough to stall enterprise rollouts, this structure has cut the cost of AI adoption by roughly an order of magnitude. Cloudforce evaluated several sites across the metro region and beyond before deciding to expand at National Harbor. The conditional loans from Advantage Maryland and the Prince George's County EDC cover construction and materials costs, keeping more of the company's own capital directed towards growth and talent. "We're fortunate to have had many options, but we chose to stay and expand in the community that helped us achieve our success in the first place," said Husein Sharaf, founder and CEO of Cloudforce. "Maryland and Prince George's are helping us carry the fixed costs of scaling. The capital we raised goes towards delighting customers, and to the team members that make all of this possible." Cloudforce recently closed a $10 million Series A from Owl Ventures and M12, Microsoft's venture fund. The team has grown 83% in two years and is approaching 150 employees. Microsoft also named Cloudforce its global Education Partner of the Year, tied to nebulaONE adoption at institutions including the University of Maryland, UCLA, and the University of Oxford. About Cloudforce: Cloudforce is an AI platform company helping organizations adopt secure, governed AI at scale. Its flagship product, nebulaONE(R), gives institutions private access to frontier AI models and agentic workflows inside their own cloud, with data staying under customer control and out of model training. Cloudforce is headquartered at National Harbor in Prince George's County, Maryland. Learn more at www.gocloudforce.com. SOURCE Cloudforce

AI platform to expand Maryland headquarters, add 250 jobs. Move supports company's secure AI platform for higher education and government customers. PUBLISHED: August 12, 2026 at 10:03 AM EDT Cloudforce will expand its headquarters at National Harbor, retain more than 130 employees and add 250 Maryland jobs over five years.