From conviction to connection: Inside Oliver Curtis’ $6b shot at redemption
His $6 billion start-up has powerful backers convinced it’s on the inside track to AI factory riches. But is a convicted insider trader the right guy to lead it?
Oliver Curtis says if the board determines he is not the right person to lead Firmus through a public float, he will make way. Dominic Lorrimer
Oliver Curtis is a frenetic talker. We’re in the middle of what turns into a five-hour tour of his Singapore offices and he’s deploying every prop, gesture and visual aid to get me to understand why a company he started with his cousin and a former brother-in-law just seven years ago is now worth $6 billion.
He reminds me several times throughout the day that he’s a visual learner and hopes I am too as he bobs and weaves through all the different layers of his artificial intelligence infrastructure company, Firmus Technologies.
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Details of the Firmus meeting with Nvidia in San Jose were updated after publication.
Amelia McGuireBusiness reporterAmelia McGuire covers technology from the AFR's Sydney newsroom. She was previously the aviation, tourism and gambling reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Connect with Amelia on Twitter. Email Amelia at a.mcguire@afr.com.au
