VCI Global stock saw an increase in share price after AI GPU Lounge reaches operational phase

VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) stock surged 37% Friday after the company announced its first Enterprise AI GPU Lounge in Kuala Lumpur has reached turnkey readiness and will begin handling enterprise workloads by late January 2026.

The facility, developed through VCI Global’s artificial intelligence subsidiary V Gallant Limited, is positioned as a co-working data center for enterprise AI, providing on-demand access to NVIDIA Blackwell-based compute infrastructure. The company’s approach offers a subscription-based model that converts AI infrastructure from capital expenditure to an operating expense, allowing enterprises to scale resources based on actual demand.

The AI GPU Lounge features NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and is managed through V Gallant’s proprietary Intelli-X™ platform, which includes a secure, zero-data-retention architecture designed to meet regulatory requirements for sensitive industries. The facility also serves as an IDEX Hub, integrating human expertise with machine intelligence.

According to data cited by the company, the AI infrastructure market is projected to grow from approximately $87.6 billion in 2025 to nearly $197.6 billion by 2030, representing a CAGR of about 17.7%.