Advania strengthens market position with Gompute buyout

This represents the VAR’s third Swedish acquisition this year

Advania has purchased Swedish high-performance computing (HPC) and AI infrastructure platform Gompute to help clients meet data sovereignty requirements.

The acquisition includes the company’s teams in Sweden and Spain, who will continue to work as part of Advania Sweden and reinforce the organisation’s market position.

Gompute delivers a full stack solution for HPC and AI workloads through private cloud services and scalable computing clusters.

It collaborates with enterprise clients in sectors such as financial services, automotive, and computer-aided engineering (CAE).

Gompute customers will gain access to the Norwegian VAR’s AI capabilities, such as strategic advisory and implementation.

The Swedish platform’s clients will continue to receive the same infrastructure, integrated software environment, end-user support, service levels, and technical specifications than prior to the acquisition.

Industries that depend on HPC for research, development, and innovation will also continue to rely on Gompute for compute-intensive workloads, now supported by Advania’s service portfolio and local presence.

The company is purchased from Nordic datacentre services provider atNorth, which bought out Gompute in 2023.

“As AI adoption accelerates across industries, organisations need infrastructure that meets both performance and regulatory demands,” said Henrik Foyn-Laukvik, head of M&A at Advania.

“With Gompute, we can deliver those capabilities in-region, on-demand and under full client control, ensuring regulatory compliance without compromising performance.”

Eyjólfur Magnús Kristinsson, CEO of atNorth, added: “Driven by continued growing demand for atNorth’s services, we are sharpening our focus on high-density colocation and build-to-suit datacentres.

“Gompute has played a key role in our HPC journey, and its evolution with Advania marks an exciting next chapter.

“Advania's AI-ready sovereign cloud vision aligns seamlessly with the platform and hosting it in our high-density datacentres will enhance our strategic partnership and deliver a powerful solution for the market’s evolving needs.”

The tech repatriation trend has seen a resurgence in recent months, with multiple partners telling CRN they are seeing stronger demand for sovereign cloud options.

This marks the fourth acquisition made by Advania in the last 12 months.

In October last year, it made a “landmark deal” with the acquisition of CCS Media.

In January 2025, it purchased Sweden-based audio-visual and meeting room technology specialist Visuell Teknik.

Last month, the VAR acquired Stockholm-based cross-sector consultancy The AI Framework, which the CEO of Advania UK referred to as “the next step in a multi-year evolution” in an interview with CRN.