Key Takeaways
- Astrikos AI has secured a strategic investment from Gorilla Technology Group Inc. to support its global expansion and pipeline development of its Smart Interop Analytical Platform.
- The smart infrastructure, IoT, and AI-driven urban management markets are expected to experience exponential growth, with the global smart cities market size projected to rise from approximately USD 699.7 billion in 2025 to USD 1,445.6 billion by 2030.
- Astrikos AI is strategically positioned to capitalize on this rapid expansion, with its flagship Smart Interop Analytical Platform currently engaging in high-value deployments across Smart Buildings, Security, Data Centers, and Smart City Infrastructure.
- The investment from Gorilla Technology Group marks a pivotal moment in Astrikos AI’s journey, validating its vision of transforming Data Centers, Smart Cities, and Public Infrastructure through Real-time Operational Intelligence.
Introduction to Astrikos AI and Gorilla Technology Group
Astrikos AI, a recognized NASSCOM Emerge 50 award winner, has announced that it has secured a strategic investment from Gorilla Technology Group Inc., a global solution provider in AI-driven Security Intelligence, Network Intelligence, Business Intelligence, and IoT technology. This investment is expected to support Astrikos AI’s global expansion and pipeline development of its flagship Smart Interop Analytical Platform, strengthen its global footprint, and expand its pipeline of enterprise solutions across Smart Cities, Data Centers, and Critical Infrastructure verticals.
Market Growth and Opportunity
The smart infrastructure, IoT, and AI-driven urban management markets are undergoing exponential growth. According to a recent report by MarketsandMarkets, the global smart cities market size is projected to rise from approximately USD 699.7 billion in 2025 to USD 1,445.6 billion by 2030, at a 15.6% CAGR. Furthermore, India’s AI-optimized data center market is forecast to grow from $1.19 billion in 2025 to more than $3.10 billion by 2030, with a sustained growth rate above 20%. The broader data center industry is expected to reach $21.8 billion by 2030, driven by AI adoption and data localization.
Strategic Alignment
Against this backdrop, Astrikos AI is strategically positioned to capitalize on this rapid expansion. With its flagship Smart Interop Analytical Platform, Astrikos is currently engaging in high-value deployments across Smart Buildings, Security, Data Centers, and Smart City Infrastructure. The investment from Gorilla Technology Group marks a pivotal moment in Astrikos AI’s journey, validating its vision of transforming Data Centers, Smart Cities, and Public Infrastructure through Real-time Operational Intelligence. Jay Chandan, Chairman and CEO of Gorilla Technology Group, stated that the investment in Astrikos AI gives Gorilla a springboard into the United Arab Emirates, the USA, and India, all leading technology markets.
Leadership Commentary
Dr. Chinmay Hegde, CEO & Managing Director of Astrikos AI, stated that the investment from Gorilla Technology Group marks a pivotal moment in Astrikos AI’s journey. It validates the company’s vision of transforming Data Centers, Smart Cities, and Public Infrastructure through Real-time Operational Intelligence. With Gorilla’s expertise in edge computing, intelligent video surveillance, and advanced cybersecurity, Astrikos AI can enhance its real-time intelligence offerings across edge devices to national command centers. Nani Iswara, Head of Operations, North America for Astrikos AI, added that the investment will help Astrikos AI to pursue more resilient operational intelligence, particularly in North America, where operators of Data Centers, Airports, Ports, and Large Campuses face the challenge of running more AI, GPUs, and Automation on aging or fragmented infrastructure.
About Astrikos AI and Gorilla Technology Group
Astrikos AI is a fast-growing infrastructure intelligence company that specializes in real-time monitoring, prediction, and optimization for critical national systems. The company delivers advanced AI-driven solutions across large-scale public infrastructure, smart cities, Industry 4.0/5.0, government estates, data centers, and transport sectors. Gorilla Technology Group, on the other hand, is a global solution provider in Data Centres, Security Intelligence, Network Intelligence, Business Intelligence, and IoT technology. The company provides a wide range of solutions, including Smart City, Network, Video, Security Convergence, and IoT, across select verticals of Government & Public Services, Manufacturing, Telecom, Retail, Transportation & Logistics, Healthcare, and Education, by using AI and Deep Learning Technologies.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains ‘forward-looking statements’ within the meaning of the ‘safe harbor’ provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results for Astrikos or Gorilla may differ from expectations, estimates, and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. These statements include, without limitation, projections regarding the market size, CAGR, and capacity growth of the data centre and AI sectors in India and globally. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results, including but not limited to: the possibility that the projected market growth described in third-party reports may not materialize; risks related to the integration of Astrikos.ai’s technology; and other risks described under the heading ‘Risk Factors’ in the Form 20-F Gorilla filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘SEC’) on April 30, 2025.
