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Press releaseGlobeNewswire· May 15, 2026

Axe Compute Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

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“Total Revenue: $35 thousand in Q1 2026, compared to $110 thousand in Q1 2025.”
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  • The $260 million GPU cluster will go live in Q3 2026, translating to approximately $21 million per quarter in revenue.

    60% confidence

  • Global AI spending is forecast to reach $2.52 trillion in 2026, a 44% increase year-over-year.

    60% confidence

  • Axe Compute's pipeline now exceeds $4 billion and the goal of closing $1 billion in new customer agreements by end of 2026 seems to be very much within reach.

    60% confidence

  • Approximately $6.7 trillion is projected to be spent on data centers globally between 2025 and 2030, of which approximately 65.7% is GPU-related.

    60% confidence

  • The Company's combined liquidity position of approximately $36.5 million is sufficient to fund operations through fiscal 2026 and beyond.

    60% confidence

  • The $4.3 million non-cash mark-to-market loss on ATH digital asset holdings in Q1 2026 was tied directly to the decline in the market price of the Aethir token during Q1.

    60% confidence

  • Q1 2026 marked the beginning of contracts for the compute business, and the April $260 million contract is the clearest signal yet of what the platform can deliver.

    60% confidence

  • As of early 2026, average GPU procurement lead times stand at 36 to 52 weeks, creating a durable commercial opportunity for Axe Compute's distributed, enterprise-first GPU compute model.

    60% confidence

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