Startup building portable AI data centers for remote operations grows Seattle-area hub to 120 people

An Armada Galleon portable data center in transit. The company has grown its Bellevue, Wash., engineering team to about 120 people as demand increases for AI infrastructure that can operate in remote environments. (Armada Photo) A heavily-funded San Francisco-based startup by the name of Armada is quietly building a major engineering presence in Bellevue, Wash., as demand surges for AI infrastructure that can operate beyond the walls of traditional data centers.