Scaleway
Scaleway is a French cloud platform owned by Iliad Group (founded by Xavier Niel), offering compute, storage, and AI infrastructure. Operating entirely from European data centers, it is GDPR-compliant by design and a strong alternative to AWS and DigitalOcean.
Brand Identity Data
HQ Country
France
HQ City
Paris
Founded
1999
EU Headquartered
Yes
EU Manufactured
Yes
Ownership Type
subsidiary
Stock Exchange
Private
Tax Domicile
FR
Ultimate Parent
Iliad Group
Data Hosting
EU
CLOUD Act Exposure
No ✓
AI Trains on User Data
no
GDPR Status
compliant
DSA Designation
na
Carbon Neutral
claimed
B Corp Certified
No
Supply Chain
partial
Repair / Recycling
Yes ✓
Ethical Certifications
None verified
Verified on July 22, 2026
Corporate Lineage
1999
Founding
Founded by Arnaud de Bermingham as Online.net, a hosting service provider.
2012
Iliad Acquisition
The company is acquired by Xavier Niel's Iliad Group.
2015
Cloud Launch
Launch of the Scaleway cloud platform brand, pioneering ARM-based cloud instances.
2018
Rebranding
Online.net fully rebrands to Scaleway to focus exclusively on cloud infrastructure.
2023
AI Infrastructure Expansion
Scaleway heavily invests in NVIDIA H100 clusters and AI supercomputing infrastructure in Paris.