KuhlTherm, an advanced precision liquid cooling technology company for high-performance computing infrastructure, today announced that it has raised $1.1 million in a Seed funding round led by Arkam Ventures.

The funding will be used to accelerate product development, strengthen R&D and testing infrastructure, expand engineering and business development teams, pursue certifications and build strategic partnerships as the company prepares to scale its liquid cooling solutions for AI data centers, hyperscale infrastructure and other high-density computing environments.

As India emerges as the new global data center hub, the next phase of data center growth is being shaped by

AI and GPU-led workloads that require significantly higher compute density. As rack-level heat loads increase, traditional air-cooling systems are becoming less effective at supporting performance, uptime and energy efficiency.

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Data center operators are increasingly being pushed to adopt cooling systems that can remove heat closer to the source and support higher-density infrastructure without sharply increasing energy consumption.

Shailesh Bishnoi, Founder & CEO, KuhlTherm, says, “AI infrastructure is pushing data centres beyond the limits of conventional air cooling. As rack densities rise, cooling can no longer remain a room-level problem. It must be solved at the chip, rack and data centre level through precision liquid cooling.

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KuhlTherm is building advanced, modular and intelligent cooling systems that allow operators to scale high-performance compute infrastructure more efficiently, reliably and sustainably.”

He added, “India is entering a major data centre buildout cycle, and cooling decisions being made today will define the efficiency and sustainability of this infrastructure for years to come. Our goal is to build liquid cooling technology that is engineered for Indian conditions, locally serviceable, cost-efficient and capable of supporting the next generation of AI and high-density computing workloads.”

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Rahul Chandra, Managing Director at Arkam Ventures, said, “AI infrastructure growth is putting pressure on resources like water and energy. The path to greener AI urgently needs highly efficient cooling systems with practical manufacturability. KuhlTherm is addressing this critical infrastructure gap with cutting edge IP, India-led engineering and a product roadmap for high-density data centre environments. We are seeing huge demand for KuhlTherm’s products not only in India but in AI hubs around the world”.

KühlTherm, led by its five-member founding team, has strong capabilities spanning thermal engineering, product design, software and business development. The multidisciplinary team brings together the capabilities required to build integrated hardware and software solutions for complex data centre cooling requirements. Its technical team includes PhD engineers focused on simulation, testing and the optimization of differential hotspot cooling.