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Johnson Agogbua, Co-Founder and CEO of Kasi Cloud
Johnson Agogbua built internet infrastructure for three decades – and now the Kasi Cloud founder is bringing hyperscale, AI-ready data centres to Africa
TL;DR
- Johnson Agogbua has extensive experience building global internet infrastructure for over three decades.
- He co-founded Kasi Cloud with Mark Adams to address Africa's urgent digital infrastructure needs.
- Kasi Cloud is focused on building hyperscale, AI-ready data centres designed for Africa's digital economy a decade from now.
- The company has secured land in Lagos and received seed funding from the Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Fund and DH Capital.
- Kasi Cloud's approach emphasizes 'unstoppable capacity' and a redesign of power architecture for the African context.
- They are building redundant, carrier-neutral colocation space, described as larger than existing facilities in Lagos.
- Partnerships, notably with Eaton, are crucial for Kasi Cloud's development and reducing delivery timelines.