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Mitsubishi Electric’s ME Innovation Fund Invests in Lucend to Advance AI-Driven Data Center Operational Optimization

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that its ME Innovation Fund has invested in Lucend, a U.S.-based startup focused on AI-powered operational optimization solutions for data centers. The strategic investment highlights the growing importance of intelligent infrastructure management technologies as global demand for AI-ready digital infrastructure, cloud services, and hyperscale data center capacity continues to accelerate.

Lucend’s “Transparent AI” platform is designed to optimize data center operations by leveraging existing infrastructure data and sensor intelligence to improve energy efficiency, cooling performance, sustainability metrics, operational visibility, and overall facility performance. The platform utilizes more than 300 billion sensor readings from existing operational systems, enabling data center operators to gain actionable insights without requiring additional hardware deployment.

The company’s approach combines explainable AI with human oversight, allowing operations teams to identify inefficiencies, detect anomalies, and improve infrastructure performance while maintaining operational control. Lucend’s technology is already supporting deployments across multiple global markets, including Melbourne, Singapore, Paris, London, Amsterdam, and Chicago.

According to Mitsubishi Electric, the investment aligns with the company’s strategy to strengthen its position within the rapidly evolving global data center market by integrating advanced AI optimization technologies with its infrastructure-control and facility-management expertise. The collaboration is expected to support innovation in areas including operational resiliency, sustainability, energy optimization, and intelligent infrastructure management.

As AI adoption and high-density compute environments continue driving increased power and cooling requirements across data centers worldwide, operators are under growing pressure to improve efficiency while reducing environmental impact. Technologies that enable smarter facility management and predictive operational intelligence are becoming increasingly critical to the future of digital infrastructure development.

The announcement further reflects the broader industry trend of strategic investments into AI-driven infrastructure technologies designed to support next-generation data center operations, sustainability initiatives, and hyperscale infrastructure growth globally.

About Lucend

Lucend is a technology company delivering AI-powered operational optimization solutions for data centers through its Transparent AI platform. The company focuses on helping operators improve efficiency, sustainability, and operational performance by utilizing existing infrastructure data and intelligent analytics capabilities.

About Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation is a global leader in electrical and electronic equipment, infrastructure technologies, industrial automation systems, energy solutions, and advanced digital technologies. Through its ME Innovation Fund, the company invests in innovative startups and emerging technologies supporting future industrial and infrastructure transformation.

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