Green Star Royalties Acquires 3% Gross Revenue Royalty from AI Infrastructure Company Cerio

TORONTO, ON — July 31, 2026 — Leads & Copy — Green Star Royalties Ltd. announced today the acquisition of a 3% gross revenue royalty from Cerio, a private company specializing in infrastructure for AI and cloud data centres. The deal, valued at $3 million paid in cash, grants Green Star quarterly revenues over a 10-year period from Cerio's current and future corporate-wide gross revenues.

Cerio, registered as Rockport Networks Inc., is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. The company offers a hybrid hardware-software solution designed to enhance the flexibility, energy efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of data centres. Its technology allows for dynamic and efficient management of computing resources like GPUs and CPUs, contributing to an extended hardware lifespan.

This acquisition marks an expansion of Green Star's cleantech portfolio, diversifying its offerings within the rapidly growing AI and data centre sectors. The royalty agreement includes defensive mechanisms for Green Star, such as a minimum quarterly revenue guarantee over the 10-year term.

Alex Pernin, CEO of Green Star Royalties, highlighted the strategic importance of the investment. "We are proud to announce this non-dilutive investment into a transformative cleantech solution for the rapidly expanding AI usage and data centre buildout thematic," Pernin stated. "Cerio addresses a core challenge facing companies adopting AI, being how to scale computing efficiently without continuously increasing costs and emissions while depleting resources." He added that Cerio's technology optimizes the use of existing computing resources, reducing idle capacity, lowering costs, and improving performance and flexibility for AI and data-intensive workloads. This approach also contributes to reducing e-waste and improving energy consumption, crucial for sustainable computing and green data centres.

Phil Harris, CEO of Cerio, welcomed Green Star as a strategic partner. "Cerio is pleased to welcome Green Star as a strategic investment partner. Both organizations share a commitment to advancing sustainable innovation while creating long-term stakeholder value," Harris commented. He emphasized that Green Star's investment supports Cerio's mission to transform AI infrastructure and validates the company's strategy for enabling more sustainable AI data centres while reducing deployment costs.

The transaction terms outline that Green Star paid $3 million in cash to Cerio upon execution of the agreements. In return, Green Star receives the 3% gross revenue royalty, payable quarterly for 10 years, commencing immediately. Defensive mechanisms, including a minimum quarterly revenue guarantee, were agreed upon, and Cerio retains the option to buy back the royalty under specific conditions.

Cerio develops hardware and software for composable disaggregated infrastructure (CDI), which disaggregates data centre components like GPUs and CPUs from fixed server configurations, pooling them into a shared fabric accessible across the data centre. This architecture allows for dynamic provisioning of resources based on workload demands, aligning with modern AI training and inference workloads where resource requirements fluctuate.

The company's value proposition centers on increasing output from existing infrastructure while reducing capital and operating costs. CDI technology enables precise resource matching, significantly increasing utilization rates, and reducing e-waste by allowing servers to remain in service longer. Expected energy efficiency gains are estimated between 15-35% due to reduced waste and fewer unnecessary components. The technology also improves thermal distribution, enhancing operational stability and potentially lowering cooling costs.

All information regarding Cerio was provided by Cerio, and additional details are available on Cerio's website at www.cerio.ai.

Source: Green Star Royalties Ltd.