DC BLOX

DC BLOX

AI-enabled data centers with regional connectivity

Overview

DC BLOX provides AI-enabled, connected data centers, including colocation facilities in growing markets and hyperscale-ready build-to-suit campuses. It combines data center hosting with on-site regional network services and dark fiber to offer private, high-speed connectivity across sites. Build-to-suit campuses are designed to scale with larger workloads and tailored space, power, and networking. The goal is to give customers scalable, private, low-latency infrastructure for AI and other compute workloads from a single provider.

About DC BLOX

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Why DC BLOX is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Hardware

Industrial & Manufacturing

AI & Machine Learning

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$2.7B

Headquarters

Dunwoody, Georgia

Founded

2014

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What believers are saying

  • DC BLOX secured $850M green credit and $240M HoldCo financing for accelerated Southeast hyperscale development.
  • Its $2B Indianapolis campus was approved July 15, 2026, enabling two-phase construction with 600 temporary jobs.
  • The Southeast region offers business-friendly governments, available powered land, and rising AI-driven data center demand.

What critics are saying

  • Nashville Zoo filed zoning appeals and federal environmental lawsuits over noise/light pollution harming endangered clouded and Amur leopards.
  • Brad Paisley's campaign mobilized 533,700+ petition signatures, pressuring Nashville city council to reject permits within 2–4 months.
  • Indianapolis residents plan judicial review appeals within 30 days of July 15 approval, risking litigation delays and community distrust.

What makes DC BLOX unique

  • DC BLOX offers vertically integrated hyperscale data centers with subsea cable landing and fiber networks in the Southeast.
  • The company builds on brownfield sites like former Ford plants, reducing land acquisition costs and environmental permitting hurdles.
  • DC BLOX secures green financing exclusively, aligning with hyperscaler power efficiency demands and ESG mandates.

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Funding

Total Funding

$2.7B

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

9 Rounds

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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

2%
DC BLOX
Oct 21st, 2025
DC BLOX promotes Melih Ileri to Chief Investment Officer

DC BLOX promotes Melih Ileri to Chief Investment Officer. October 21, 2025 by DC BLOX Marketing DC BLOX has secured more than $2 billion of capital under Ileri's leadership, funding DC BLOX's expanding portfolio of hyperscale campuses and edge data centers across the Southeast. ATLANTA, GA. - OCTOBER 21, 2025 DC BLOX, a leading provider of connected data center and fiber network solutions across the Southeastern United States, has promoted Melih Ileri to Chief Investment Officer. In this expanded role, Ileri will continue to lead DC BLOX's capital raise and investment strategy, enabling the solutions critical to funding the company's hyperscale growth across the region. Since joining DC BLOX in 2022, Ileri has guided the company through its largest financing transactions to date, including more than $2 billion in green loans and equity raises. These transactions have provided the resources necessary to expand the company's portfolio of hyperscale-ready data center campuses and edge market facilities, as well as laying the foundation for the company's continued growth. "We are seeing a tremendous amount of demand from our customers and forecast deployment of several billion dollars more over the next few years," said Ileri. "My role is to ensure alignment on a hyperscale-focused strategy that can attract large-scale access to the most efficient and attractive types of capital available to the sector for our ambitious growth goals." "Melih's leadership has been transformative in helping DC BLOX secure the capital required to realize our bold vision of building connected, customized hyperscale data center campuses and edge solutions for the world's greatest companies," said Jeff Uphues, CEO of DC BLOX. "Our ability to win investor confidence and close landmark green financings is a direct result of his and his capital markets team's strategy and execution." Melih Ileri brings over a decade of corporate development and capital markets experience to DC BLOX. Prior to DC BLOX, he spent ten years at EdgeConneX where he raised equity and debt financing, forged strategic partnerships, and led mergers and acquisitions globally. A graduate of the University of Virginia with degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Commerce & Financial Services, Melih combines financial acumen and operational insight, all qualities that now drive DC BLOX's hyperscale expansion across the Southeast. Green financing has become a cornerstone of DC BLOX's capital strategy, reflecting both customer priorities and the company's operational execution. "Our customers require substantial power to run their infrastructure, and their goals of green energy are aligned with ours," said Ileri. "Green loans are a reflection of the highly efficient energy usage of our data center designs." With exploding global demand for data center capacity, the Southeast has emerged as a compelling region for hyperscale development. Business-friendly governments, powered land availability, and DC BLOX's deep local relationships have created the right environment to scale. Ileri's promotion reinforces this momentum, ensuring DC BLOX has the leadership and resources to meet rising demand and advance the region's digital growth. About DC BLOX DC BLOX is a digital infrastructure provider in the Southeast that delivers integrated data center and fiber network solutions at scale to enable hyperscalers, enterprises, communications providers, and technology companies to offer enhanced digital services to their customers and accelerate the region's economic growth. DC BLOX's operating data centers are located in Birmingham, AL; Huntsville, AL; Chattanooga, TN; Greenville, SC; Myrtle Beach, SC, with new developments underway in Conyers, GA, Douglasville, GA, North Augusta, SC, Palm Coast, FL, and Montgomery, AL. For more information, please visit www.dcblox.com, call +1.877.590.1684, and connect with DC BLOX on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. Media Contact: iMiller Public Relations for DC BLOX Tel: +1.866.307.2510 Email: [email protected]

DC BLOX
Aug 19th, 2025
DC BLOX Named to Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies for Fifth Consecutive Year

DC BLOX named to Inc. 5000 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies for fifth consecutive year.

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