Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, today announced that its venture group, Carrier Ventures, is leading an investment and technology partnership with ZutaCore®, a disruptive innovator of two-phase direct-to-chip liquid cooling technology for data centers. This investment aligns with Carrier's strategy of providing high-tech, integrated cooling solutions to meet the critical cooling needs of data center customers. The global data center cooling market is projected to reach $20 billion by 2029, and liquid cooling is projected to grow at a 39% CAGR over the same period. 

"Direct-to-chip liquid cooling is essential for next-generation data centers as AI drives an increase in global demand for high-density computing," said Ajay Agrawal, Senior Vice President, Global Services, Business Development & Chief Strategy Officer, Carrier. "We continue to invest in cutting-edge technologies to ensure Carrier is fully prepared for the data center needs for advanced cooling systems. Our partnership with ZutaCore will help tackle the cooling challenges of tomorrow's data centers and will ensure optimal performance and energy-efficient solutions for our customers." 

"Our partnership with Carrier marks a major milestone for ZutaCore as we continue to redefine the cooling industry at scale," said Erez Freibach, Co-Founder and CEO, ZutaCore. "By integrating our waterless liquid cooling technology with Carrier's expertise in intelligent climate and energy solutions, we are delivering a comprehensive and sustainable solution tailored specifically to the AI market. This collaboration enables us to meet the growing demands of next-generation AI and data processing workloads with energy-efficient solutions, revolutionizing data center cooling for AI factories worldwide." 

ZutaCore is a San Jose, CA-based provider of direct-to-chip, waterless liquid cooling solutions. ZutaCore's next-generation liquid cooling technology is designed to cool the hottest processors with 100% heat reuse, paving the way toward a lower-emission data center industry. Its HyperCool® technology - a direct-to-chip, waterless, direct liquid cooling solution - enables high sustained performance, server densification and reduced power usage, critical for meeting the power demands of today's high performance, artificial intelligence and machine learning data center workloads. 

Carrier's investment in ZutaCore is part of its broader ambition to redefine data center thermal management. With the recent announcement of Carrier QuantumLeap™, the company introduced a fully integrated suite of innovative, energy-efficient solutions for data center thermal management, designed to optimize the entire thermal lifecycle. 

Through Carrier Ventures, Carrier invests in innovations and disruptive technologies enabling the future of building and cold chain management. 

For more information about Carrier Ventures' portfolio companies, visit corporate.carrier.com/carrier-ventures.

About Carrier

Founded by the inventor of modern air conditioning, Carrier is a world leader in high-technology heating, air-conditioning, digital platforms and building automation systems. Carrier experts provide sustainable solutions, integrating energy-efficient products, controls and service for commercial applications, including data centers, healthcare facilities, schools, retail centers, office spaces and more. Carrier is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions that matter for people and our planet for generations to come. For more information, visit https://www.carrier.com/commercial/en/us/ or follow us on LinkedIn and @Carrier on X.