Asperitas

Amsterdam single-phase immersion company, founded in 2014. Its PNC tank moves dielectric fluid by natural convection with no pumps, and the DFCX1 forced-convection tank takes 60 kW per 12U. It raised a round led by Stecon Group with Invest-NL in September 2025.

Immersion, single-phase HQ Amsterdam, Netherlands Checked 9 Nov 2026

Max per rack: 60 kW Asperitas systems: PNC and DFCX1, 9 Nov 2026

Rating conditions

Tank power per Asperitas's system comparison: PNC 44 kW per 24U, DFCX1 60 kW per 12U compartment (29 kW/m² at 32°C). The same page gives typical cooling of ~30 kW (PNC) and ~44 kW (DFCX1) per tank. Water inlet up to ~45°C. Horizon: up to 18.4 kW in 5U. The DFCX1 CDU is integrated and carries no separate rating.

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Technologies Liquid cooling product types the vendor sells today. 'Liquid-to-air CDU' is a sidecar unit or heat dissipation unit that needs no facility water. 'Two-phase cold plate' boils a refrigerant or dielectric on the chip.: Immersion, single-phase 1
Smallest CDU kW Rated cooling capacity of the smallest shipping CDU in the line, as the vendor publishes it. Rating conditions (approach temperature, fluid) are in the spec notes. Blank when not published.: Not published
Largest CDU kW Rated cooling capacity of the largest shipping CDU, as the vendor publishes it. Prototypes and announced-only units are left out and named in the spec notes. Blank when not published.: Not published
GPU platforms (vendor-stated) GPU or rack platforms the vendor itself names as supported, certified or targeted, such as NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 or Vera Rubin. Vendor statements only, each with a source. Blank when the vendor names none.: Not published
Level Where the products sit: in the server, in the rack, in the row, or at facility scale (skid or facility distribution unit).: In-rack 1
Coolant Coolant on the IT side: water-glycol (PG25 and similar), single-phase dielectric (oils, GTL, synthetic hydrocarbons) or two-phase dielectric or refrigerant.: Dielectric, 1-phase 1
Max per rack kW Highest rack density the vendor publishes for its own system (immersion tank, in-rack CDU, rear door or OEM rack). Filled only when the vendor states a per-rack figure.: 60 1
Rear door max kW Highest published heat removal of the vendor's rear-door heat exchanger, per rack.: Not published
Vendor type Liquid cooling specialist, thermal and HVAC major, power and data center infrastructure major, server OEM, component maker (cold plates, connectors, CDUs sold to OEMs) or fluid supplier.: Specialist 1
Parent company Owner or controlling shareholder when the vendor sits inside a larger group, such as CoolIT under Ecolab or Motivair under Schneider Electric.: Not published
HQ region Region of the vendor's (or brand owner's) headquarters.: Europe 1
HQ country Country of the vendor's (or brand owner's) headquarters.: Netherlands 1
Headquarters Headquarters city and country as the vendor states it.: Amsterdam, Netherlands 5
Manufacturing Regions or sites where the vendor says it builds liquid cooling products. Blank when not published.: Not published
Key products Main product lines and model names for data center liquid cooling.: PNC (Passive Natural Convection) tank, DFCX1 (Direct Forced Convection, integrated CDU), Horizon edge system (early access) 1
Spec notes Rating conditions behind the numbers (approach temperature, water temperature, fluid), conflicting figures, and prototypes left out of the ranges.: Tank power per Asperitas's system comparison: PNC 44 kW per 24U, DFCX1 60 kW per 12U compartment (29 kW/m² at 32°C). The same page gives typical cooling of ~30 kW (PNC) and ~44 kW (DFCX1) per tank. Water inlet up to ~45°C. Horizon: up to 18.4 kW in 5U. The DFCX1 CDU is integrated and carries no separate rating. 1

Sources

Asperitas systems: PNC and DFCX1 accessed 2026-11-09
Asperitas customer case: Bytesnet accessed 2026-11-09
Asperitas + Cisco solution brief accessed 2026-11-09
Preqin profile (founded 2014) accessed 2026-11-09
Asperitas contact (main office, Amsterdam) accessed 2026-11-09
Asperitas Horizon edge system accessed 2026-11-09

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