South Korean semiconductor startup FuriosaAI has secured a contract to supply 8,800 artificial intelligence chips for a major data center project in Stockholm, Sweden.

The company confirmed the involvement on Wednesday, marking a significant step in its expansion into the European market.

The deal highlights the intensifying competition in the AI infrastructure supply chain as hyperscalers and cloud providers seek to diversify their hardware sources beyond dominant US manufacturers.

For FuriosaAI, the order serves as a critical validation of its technology and manufacturing capabilities in a high-stakes sector.

This development follows earlier reports that FuriosaAI is participating in broader AI data center construction efforts in Sweden.

The move aligns with a wider trend of European tech hubs investing heavily in local compute capacity to support growing AI workloads.