Eleveight AI announced the launch of a GPU-native AI Factory in Gagarin, Armenia, powered by NVIDIA Blackwell B300 GPUs. The facility is the first deployment of NVIDIA’s Blackwell B300 architecture in Armenia and the South Caucasus, representing an investment of up to $120 million in its first phase and positioning the region as an emerging hub for global AI infrastructure.
The AI Factory is engineered to scale to 35MW and is designed to provide large-scale compute capacity for artificial intelligence workloads. As global demand for high-performance AI infrastructure continues to increase, the project aims to establish the South Caucasus as a cost-efficient alternative to traditional AI compute markets in North America and Western Europe.
The launch aligns with the growing trend of sovereign AI, where countries and regions seek greater control over compute infrastructure, data, and AI model development. Eleveight AI believes Armenia offers several advantages, including lower energy costs, a zero chemical footprint, available technical talent, and improved international connectivity. These factors are expected to help attract AI workloads that might otherwise be concentrated in more established markets.
At the center of the facility is NVIDIA’s Blackwell B300 architecture, which is designed for large-scale generative AI workloads. The platform delivers higher throughput and improved energy efficiency compared to previous GPU generations, enabling faster AI model training and lower compute costs. The interconnected GPU infrastructure places the facility within the category of supercomputer-class AI systems.
The launch also complements broader developments in Armenia’s AI ecosystem. Yerevan State University has introduced a GPU-based research system, while national initiatives such as Firebird AI are expanding the country’s computational capabilities. Eleveight AI said it will dedicate 20% of its total compute capacity to Armenian universities, research institutions, and non-commercial organizations through partnership agreements.
Together, these efforts are intended to strengthen Armenia’s position as a regional center for AI research, development, and deployment while providing commercial-scale infrastructure for both domestic and international AI projects.
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“AI infrastructure is becoming a geopolitical asset. Our goal is to position Armenia as a serious participant in this global shift, not just as a user of AI, but as a place where it is built, trained, and deployed. In our next phase, we are considering expansion into markets across Central Asia and Europe”
Arman Aleksanian, Co-Founder and CEO, Eleveight AI
