Yorizon provides a European sovereign IaaS platform that delivers high‑performance, AI‑ready compute on open‑source cloud stack components while guaranteeing EU‑only data residency and customer‑managed encryption keys. Its edge‑distributed, water‑cooled data centers run on 100 % renewable electricity with PUE < 1.1 and recycle waste heat into local district‑heating networks, offering enterprises and public‑sector organizations a sustainable, compliant alternative to US hyperscalers.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Enterprises and public-sector organizations in Europe face increasing regulatory pressure, data‑sovereignty requirements, and sustainability mandates, yet most cloud providers are US‑based hyperscalers that create vendor lock‑in, limited control over data residency, and high energy footprints.
Solution
Yorizon delivers a European sovereign IaaS platform that combines high‑performance, AI‑ready compute with fully auditable, open‑source cloud stack components (OpenStack, KVM, Ceph, SDN). Its edge‑distributed data centers are built with wood construction, water cooling, and 100 % renewable electricity, achieving PUE < 1.1 and feeding waste heat into local district‑heating networks. The service offers transparent data residency within the EU, customer‑managed encryption keys, and compliance‑ready architectures for regulated sectors. A unified management portal and standard APIs (OpenStack, Kubernetes, S3, Terraform) enable automated provisioning and cost monitoring while preserving full control over workloads and infrastructure.
Target Audience
Primary customers are enterprises, public administrations, and regulated industries (e.g., finance, healthcare, energy, defense, research) that require compliant, high‑performance cloud infrastructure with strict data‑sovereignty and sustainability criteria.
Features
- AI‑ready compute racks delivering up to three times the performance of typical market offerings per rack
- Open‑source stack (OpenStack, KVM, Ceph, Neutron + OVN) ensuring no proprietary lock‑in and full portability of workloads
- Edge data centers with water‑cooled, wood‑frame construction, PUE < 1.1 and 80 % heat‑recovery into municipal heating grids
- EU‑only data residency, audit‑able architecture, and optional customer‑managed encryption keys for GDPR and sector‑specific compliance
- Centralized portal with dashboards, cost reporting, and API/CLI access for automated resource provisioning
- Subscription‑based pricing model eliminating CapEx and supporting flexible scaling from single VMs to dedicated clusters