Ex-DOE Officials Launch Mavria With $130M to Build Modular Data Centers

What happened

Mavria was co-founded by Adam Blake, Nick Poradek and Seth Cohen and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, just north of Houston. The firm has raised $130 million to date, with its latest round led by Paradigm and participation from Liquid 2, Critical Frontier and AMP, at a valuation of about $1 billion.

Its first product, Terrain, is a factory-manufactured data center platform that replaces custom field construction with repeatable manufacturing. Each unit is a 5-megawatt system that ships fully integrated from the factory, with power distribution, direct liquid cooling, automation controls and standardized IT racks, and can be transported by truck.

The first unit, Terrain 01, is in production in Houston, with testing slated for early 2027 and assembly lines expected to scale output by mid-2027. The company says the units can bypass the grid delays that have slowed most data-center builds by plugging directly into local distribution lines to absorb excess capacity. The company has 35 employees, is hiring, and has disclosed no customers.

Key facts

1. Founders: Founded by three former US Department of Energy officials, headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas
2. Funding: $130 million raised to date, valued at about $1 billion
3. Lead investor: Latest round led by Paradigm, with Liquid 2, Critical Frontier and AMP participating
4. Product: Terrain, a factory-manufactured data center platform built as 5-megawatt standard modules
5. Module contents: Power distribution, direct liquid cooling, automation controls and standard IT racks; ships fully integrated, transportable by truck
6. Production: The first unit, Terrain 01, is in production in Houston; testing in early 2027, output scaling by mid-2027
7. Company claim: The units can bypass grid delays by plugging into local distribution lines to absorb excess capacity
8. Team: 35 employees, hiring; no customers disclosed