Firebird to Invest $500M in Armenia for AI Supercomputer

The company Firebird has received a US export license and announced a technology partnership with Dell Technologies, strengthening Armenia's position in the field of artificial intelligence and digital development. This was announced by the Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitar Hayrapetyan on his social media page.

The company has issued an official statement, which notes that the implementation of the project was made possible thanks to the support of the RA government, under the personal leadership of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, with the support of US President Donald Trump and the participation of other actors.

The full text of the message is below:

"November 19, 2025 - San Francisco, Yerevan - Firebird, a US-based artificial intelligence (AI) cloud and infrastructure technology company, has received a US export license and announces its first $500 million investment in Armenia. This is the initial phase of a multi-billion-dollar mega-project aimed at bringing high-performance AI supercomputing infrastructure to the region. This achievement opens a new page in US-Armenia cooperation in the fields of leading technologies, innovation, and AI advancement.

As previously announced by NVIDIA at the GTC conference in Paris, Firebird will create one of the most advanced AI clusters in the region, which will operate on Dell Technologies' PowerEdge high-performance AI servers and NVIDIA Blackwell graphics processing units (GPUs). These GPUs will enable research institutions, technology companies, and enterprises to run modern AI models on a large scale.

The launch of the first phase of the project is planned for the first half of 2026, positioning Armenia as a regional center for AI innovation in various sectors, with an emphasis on biological sciences, robotics, and space technologies.

"Firebird's future centers will provide a stable and high-performance AI infrastructure based on the American technology chain and US standards, serving emerging markets.

'Our vision is to make advanced AI accessible to everyone for the common good. We are building the technological foundation that will enable engineers, researchers, and creative people everywhere to work with world-class tools,' noted Razmik Hovakimian, co-founder and CEO of Firebird. He added: 'This investment is of fundamental importance for shaping Armenia's digital and AI future.'

Firebird co-founder Alexander Yesayan added: 'We are laying the foundations for a modern digital and AI ecosystem in Armenia, which can enhance local professional potential and attract global innovation. This is an important step for Armenia's technological future.'

He added: 'These efforts reflect the strong public-private partnership between the US and Armenia and are a model of cooperation built on mutual trust and technological progress.'

This cooperation has become a reality thanks to the support of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, under the personal leadership of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and with the support of US President Donald Trump, as well as the active involvement of US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lotnick and the Ministry of High-Tech Industry of the RA. The joint efforts of the US State Department, the US Embassy in the RA, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the RA Ambassador to the US, and Enterprise Armenia have further strengthened this cooperation.

These developments follow the signing of a memorandum of understanding on an innovative bilateral partnership in the field of artificial intelligence and semiconductors between the US and RA governments in Washington on August 8, 2025, further deepening cooperation in the fields of technology, innovation, and secure trade. The Firebird initiative reflects the joint commitment of the two countries to promote innovation, strengthen economic resilience, and advance technological progress."

Earlier, we reported that the startup Firebird, which develops artificial intelligence technologies, has received the approval of the US government to export Nvidia chips to Armenia. This will allow the project to create a supercomputer in Armenia to be brought to life, which is part of a global initiative to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure.