Core Insights - The global artificial intelligence market is projected to grow from US$371 billion in 2025 to US$2.4 trillion by 2032, with a CAGR of 30.6% from 2025 to 2032 [1] - Society Pass Incorporated has made a US$8.8 million minority investment in Sapience AI, an emerging AI data center startup, to access the growing AI data center market in Southeast Asia [1] Company Overview - Society Pass Incorporated, founded in 2018, operates in the fast-growing markets of Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, focusing on an e-commerce ecosystem [4] - The company is an acquisition-focused holding entity with four interconnected verticals: digital media, travel, lifestyle, and alternative intelligence [4] Sapience AI Partnership - Sapience AI collaborates with Taiwan-based semiconductor suppliers to build a next-generation GPU cloud, initially launching as a GPU-as-a-Service provider [2] - The company aims to serve the rapidly growing European market by deploying state-of-the-art Nvidia hardware in high-performance data centers [2][3] - The long-term vision of Sapience AI includes transitioning to owning and constructing purpose-built data centers across Europe, enhancing performance and operational expertise [3] Market Strategy - Sapience AI's strategy focuses on capturing demand from European AI innovators while building customer relationships and operational expertise [3] - The company emphasizes ultra-low latency infrastructure to support high-throughput operations for intensive workloads [3] - The SailFlow platform is designed to streamline provisioning and management for machine learning engineers, reducing setup time and complexity [3]