Exascale Labs posts 111% revenue growth in FY2026 after Nasdaq listing

The Houston-based GPU-as-a-Service provider doubled revenue to $14.8m in FY2026 and began trading on Nasdaq in August under ticker XLAB.

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Exascale Labs Holdings (Nasdaq: XLAB), a Houston-based provider of software-defined GPU compute infrastructure, has reported full-year revenue of $14.8 million for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2026, up 111% from $7.0 million in the prior year. The company attributed the growth primarily to a 124% rise in revenue from its intelligent computing power service, driven by higher spend from existing customers and a broadening customer base, with a renewal rate of approximately 68%.

The results accompany the company's first earnings release as a public company. Exascale completed a business combination with D. Boral ARC Acquisition I Corp. on 27 August 2026, with Class A common stock and warrants commencing trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under ticker symbols "XLAB" and "XLABW" the following day. The SPAC transaction brought net cash proceeds of approximately $11.8 million. Prior to close, Exascale held $2.7 million in cash and carried outstanding simple agreements for future equity (SAFEs) with an aggregate fair value of roughly $29.1 million; those instruments converted to Class A common stock upon closing, removing the liability from the balance sheet.

Financial position

Gross profit for FY2026 reached $2.4 million, representing a gross margin of 16.3%, a modest improvement from 15.8% the prior year. However, operating expenses rose to $7.2 million from $4.2 million, driven largely by a $2.7 million increase in research and development spend. Net loss widened to $12.2 million from $7.7 million, with a non-cash fair-value adjustment on the SAFEs accounting for a significant portion of that increase.

Chief executive Hoansoo Lee said the company's near-term priority is converting its reported pipeline into binding contracts. He cited a qualified customer pipeline of approximately $300 million, though the company did not provide a timeline for conversion or detail the composition of that figure.

Exascale also announced the appointment of Jake Carney as chief financial officer, effective 25 September 2026.

Infrastructure bets and market context

Two partnership announcements sit at the centre of Exascale's product strategy. The company signed a non-binding letter of intent with Compal Electronics to co-develop an 800 VDC GPU validation platform targeting ultra-high-density AI data centres in the US. It also signed a memorandum of understanding with EnergyBank to integrate floating offshore wind power and long-duration energy storage into its modular compute infrastructure.

Both agreements are non-binding and carry no committed revenue obligations, a qualification the company's forward-looking-statements disclaimer makes explicit. Buyers and investors will look for definitive contracts before treating either partnership as a financial event.

Head of R&D Zach Bright framed both moves as a single thesis: "Power density is a real bottleneck for AI infrastructure, not just GPU supply. Both are built to hold up as workloads get denser, and that's what we're most focused on getting right."

The 800 VDC power architecture angle puts Exascale in a competitive space that hyperscalers and large co-location operators are also pursuing. The shift from 48 VDC rack power to high-voltage direct current is gaining traction as GPU rack densities rise above 100 kW per rack, and a number of well-funded infrastructure startups are competing to validate next-generation power delivery at scale. Compal, a major original design manufacturer, brings hardware validation credibility, though the LOI does not specify development milestones or exclusivity.

For FY2027, Exascale said it intends to expand GPU-as-a-Service capacity across North America, Asia and Europe, commercialise its 800 VDC and high-density cooling solutions, and drive enterprise adoption of its GPU orchestration software. With a 16% gross margin and an operating loss run-rate that currently exceeds gross profit, the pace of contract conversion from that $300 million pipeline will be the critical variable for the company's path to profitability.

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