Claros

Claros is a chip-to-meter power management platform founded in 2024 and incubated by Red Cell Partners. Headquartered in Torrance, CA (with an additional office in McLean, VA), Claros develops novel hardware and software solutions to fundamentally reimagine how power is delivered within data centers - from the electricity meter all the way down to individual compute chips. The company addresses a critical and growing inefficiency problem: 30-50% of power in data centers is lost to transmission, conversion, and cooling inefficiencies, and up to 40% of chip-level power delivery is wasted as heat. As AI workloads are projected to consume 70% of global data center capacity by 2030, Claros's integrated voltage regulators and power management systems are designed to enable higher compute density, reduce energy waste, and dramatically lower the cost and complexity of operating AI infrastructure.

Claros's technology stack spans advanced power delivery architectures and DC power systems, with the team holding 286 total patents and a track record of bringing over 80 GW of projects to market. A key milestone came in June 2026 when Claros announced a strategic manufacturing collaboration with Samsung Foundry to produce integrated voltage regulators (IVRs) specifically for AI data centers - a move that signals deep engagement with the semiconductor supply chain. The company's partners include the University of Illinois Chicago, Samsung Electronics, Virginia Tech, Dominion Energy, and the Open Compute Project, reflecting both its academic and industry credibility.

For the US energy supply chain, Claros represents a crucial link between the surging electricity demands of AI compute infrastructure and the nation's ability to deliver power sustainably and efficiently. By cutting wasted energy at the hardware level, Claros directly reduces the pressure on the electrical grid, defers the need for costly new generation capacity, and enables domestic data center operators to scale AI workloads without proportionally scaling energy consumption. Its national security classification within Red Cell Partners' portfolio underscores the strategic importance of resilient, efficient compute infrastructure to US economic and defense priorities.