Inox Clean Is Said to Revive Plan for Up to $1 Billion India IPO
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A $1B IPO for Inox Clean in India is another data point that public markets are ready to fund grid-adjacent infrastructure again. If your AI or data roadmap assumes cheap, infinite power, start building relationships with the companies actually financing and building that capacity.
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