Core AI Appoints Sonali Garg, Former Meta Data Center Leader and COO of Allianca Group, to Advisory Board
Rhea-AI Summary
Core AI (Nasdaq: CHAI) appointed Sonali Garg, co‑founder and COO of Allianca, to its Advisory Board on May 5, 2026, strengthening operational ties after a strategic joint venture between the companies.
Ms. Garg has overseen delivery of 720 MW of data center capacity, managed annual project portfolios > $6 billion, and led program scaling at Meta from $2B to $10B.
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Positive
- Adds 720 MW data-center delivery experience
- Operational alignment with Allianca joint venture
- Management depth in hyperscale program execution
Negative
- No quantified near-term revenue or timetable tied to the appointment
News Market Reaction – CHAI
On the day this news was published, CHAI gained 7.86%, reflecting a notable positive market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +21.6% during that session. Argus tracked a trough of -3.0% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 12 alerts that day, indicating notable trading interest and price volatility. This price movement added approximately $2M to the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $30.08M at that time.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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No peers from the Communication Services / Internet Content & Information group appeared in the momentum scanner, suggesting CHAI’s 31.46% move is company-specific rather than sector-driven.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | Strategic joint venture | Positive | +2.8% | JV with Allianca to deliver integrated, AI-ready data center infrastructure. |
| Mar 23 | Strategic joint venture | Positive | +8.1% | JV with Toto DTS to build scalable, energy-optimized AI data centers. |
| Mar 12 | AI JV launch | Positive | -4.9% | OptiCore JV to serve 187 R1 universities with sovereign AI data centers. |
| Feb 4 | Partnership MOU | Positive | -7.9% | MOU in Malaysia to retrofit edge facilities into AI-ready Tier 3/4 centers. |
| Dec 29 | Business divestiture | Positive | -8.6% | Divestiture of Siyata Mobile to cut cash burn and simplify balance sheet. |
Strategic AI infrastructure and partnership announcements have often seen mixed to negative next-day price reactions despite generally constructive operational narratives.
Over the past six months, Core AI has focused on repositioning around AI infrastructure. Key steps included divesting Siyata Mobile on Dec 29, 2025 to cut roughly $12M in annual cash burn, followed by multiple AI-focused partnerships and joint ventures announced on Feb 4, Mar 12, Mar 23, and Apr 14, 2026. Those deals targeted high-growth markets, R1 universities, and large-scale data center capacity. Today’s advisory board appointment with a leader from Allianca extends this same AI data center execution theme.
Market Pulse Summary
The stock moved +7.9% in the session following this news. A strong positive reaction aligns with the market’s focus on execution for AI infrastructure. The stock traded at $1.40, up 31.46%, with elevated volume of 642,123 shares (relative volume 2.89). Historically, strategic AI ventures produced mixed price responses, so sustained strength depended on whether investors viewed this advisory appointment—anchored by 720 MW delivered capacity and a $6B project portfolio—as materially improving Core AI’s ability to monetize its data center pipeline.
Key Terms
hyperscale data center technical
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Appointment strengthens execution capabilities as Core AI advances AI-ready data center platform with Allianca
MIAMI, FL, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Core AI Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHAI) (“Core AI” or the “Company”), a global AI infrastructure and technology platform, today announced the appointment of Sonali Garg, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Allianca Group Inc. (“Allianca”), to its Advisory Board. The appointment further aligns leadership between Core AI and Allianca following their recently announced strategic joint venture to deliver AI-ready data center capacity with speed, efficiency, and scale.
Ms. Garg brings deep operational expertise in hyperscale data center development and program execution. As Co-Founder and COO of Allianca, she has overseen the delivery of more than 720 MW of mission-critical data center capacity globally and managed annual project portfolios exceeding
Earlier in her career, Ms. Garg contributed to large-scale infrastructure and database initiatives at Google, with a focus on systems architecture, analytics, and automation to drive efficiency across complex, multi-stakeholder environments. Her cross-functional experience spans finance, legal, talent, vendor management, and enterprise delivery, positioning her as a key operator in scaling next-generation infrastructure platforms.
“In a market defined by speed and execution, strategy must be built through an operator’s lens,” said Ms. Garg. “Core AI and Allianca are uniquely positioned to deliver AI infrastructure at scale, and I look forward to contributing to the Company’s strategic direction and execution discipline.”
“Core AI continues to deepen its operational bench as we scale,” said Aitan Zacharin, Chief Executive Officer of Core AI. “Sonali has operated at the highest levels of data center delivery and brings a proven ability to translate strategy into execution. Her perspective will be instrumental as we advance our AI infrastructure platform alongside Allianca.”
About Allianca Group Inc.
Allianca Group Inc. is an infrastructure advisory and execution firm singularly focused on delivering next-generation data center infrastructure at speed and scale. The firm serves as a fully integrated, turnkey owner's representative across the complete development lifecycle from power-aware site selection and preconstruction planning through program management, construction execution, and commissioning.
Allianca's differentiated delivery model is anchored by its Velox platform a modular, industrialized data center delivery system purpose-built to compress construction timelines, standardize deployment, improve cost predictability, and enable rapid, repeatable capacity delivery at scale. Velox represents the operational backbone of Allianca's turnkey approach and is a central component of the joint venture's deployment strategy.
The Allianca team brings over 40 years of combined industry experience with a demonstrated track record supporting hyperscaler environments, managing annual project portfolios exceeding
About Core AI Holdings, Inc.
Core AI Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHAI) is a global AI technology and infrastructure company focused on identifying, developing, and scaling AI-driven businesses that leverage next-generation technologies to address large, high-growth market opportunities. Core AI's mission is to harness artificial intelligence to create transformative, scalable solutions across multiple verticals and drive long-term shareholder value. Through its subsidiary, Core Gaming, the Company operates an AI-driven mobile game development and publishing business.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the advisory appointment, the joint venture between Core AI and Allianca, expected market opportunities, infrastructure demand, project pipeline, development strategy, and execution capabilities. These forward-looking statements are based on Core AI’s current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and changes in circumstances that may cause actual results to differ materially, including the parties’ ability to implement the contemplated joint venture strategy, market conditions, customer demand, power availability, supply chain conditions, labor availability, project timing, financing conditions, and regulatory matters, as well as other risks described under “Risk Factors” in Core AI’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2025, and in subsequent SEC filings. Except as required by law, Core AI undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
