Exclusive: Mirendil inks $100M+ Google Cloud deal to scale self-improving AI
AI research lab Mirendil has secured a multiyear, $100 million-plus partnership with Google Cloud to access compute infrastructure. This deal underscores the growing trend of cloud providers investing heavily in AI startups to secure their position in the generative AI market.
Why it matters
The deal illustrates the massive capital requirements for AI research and the strategic reliance of startups on major cloud providers for hardware resources.
Exclusive: Mirendil inks $100M+ Google Cloud deal to scale self-improving AI The Google Cloud logo is illuminated on a large-scale Gobo-projection and back-lit OLED signage at the entrance of the Google Cloud Zone in Hall 2 during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on March 5, 2026. For the 2026 edition, the branding emphasizes Google's commitment to ''AI-Native Telco'' infrastructure, showcasing the integration of Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemini 1.5 Flash models within the Vertex AI platform for network automation. The exhibit features the latest Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) hardware powered by the TPU v6 (Tensor Processing Unit) architecture, specifically designed to run high-speed generative AI agents at the network edge.
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