Our Story

The very beginning…

Blackcore® Technologies was founded in 2015 by CEO Nick Rogers. At the time, we were working with one of the world’s leading financial firms on an unrelated project when they posed an unexpected challenge: “Can you build us an overclocked server?” That single question sparked a bold new direction—and the beginning of Blackcore Technologies. What started as a one-off request quickly evolved into a mission to engineer the world’s most powerful, high-performance servers for the financial trading industry.

The GEN 1 Platform

With the support of our trusted partners, we spent months designing, testing, and refining prototypes to develop the optimal system configuration. The result was our GEN 1 range, with the first system shipping in December 2015. Over the following year, we scaled production and began delivering our overclocked servers to clients around the globe. By 2018, Blackcore® overclocked servers were deployed in 25 data centers worldwide, solidifying our reputation for performance, reliability, and innovation.

Introducing GEN 2

The GEN 1 range was just the beginning. It taught us invaluable lessons and inspired us to push the limits of what’s possible. Over four years, we developed a new system architecture using only the highest-quality components and engineered an innovative liquid cooling system. This breakthrough allowed us to achieve faster clock speeds, higher performance, and unparalleled temperature management. The result? GENERATION 2.

Expanding across the Atlantic

By September 2020, enquiries from the US had reached an all-time high, and we were approached by a leading US Channel Manager who was fascinated by our technology and wanted to learn more. It was an ideal match! Ciaran Kennedy, Blackcore CRO, now manages Blackcore Technologies in the US, which greatly benefits our US-based clients.

Say Hello to GEN 3

On June 23rd, we launched our GENERATION 3 range of overclocked servers in New York City's Financial District. Powered by Intel processors and featuring expansive FPGA solutions, GEN 3 marks the start of a new era of continuous improvement. We're committed to supporting the next two years of Intel technology to ensure our servers and clients maintain the highest level of performance.

Launched Blackcore OC DDR5 RDIMM

In July, we announced that custom, latency-tuned DDR5 UDIMM + RDIMM would be available across the Blackcore GENERATION 3 range of Sapphire Rapids and Raptor Lake overclocked servers. We were working with a new memory partner and spent a year collaboratively creating a range of DDR5 SKUs that would elevate our Blackcore overclocked servers.

Blackcore Labs

In July, we launched Blackcore Labs, our new partner program. This initiative combines the expertise of Team Blackcore with our partners, showcasing the full potential of Blackcore servers when combined with partner technologies. Together, we will innovate to deliver the best solutions for our electronic trading clients. Take the guesswork out of hardware and software deployments. Blackcore is verifying the top industry solutions, so you don’t have to.

Introducing ICON

The ICON range is an overclocked, liquid-cooled server platform for Intel processors. Generating ultimate performance for low latency use cases. The range carries the exceptional tuning and performance enhancements, as well as enterprise features that clients have come to expect of Blackcore servers, including the industry-leading “SPR-M” and “SPR-X” products.

Introducing ACE

The Blackcore® ACE range is an overclocked, liquid-cooled server platform for AMD CPUs. The ACE range is initially debuting with two product families – ACE 3100-TX, which features the AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 7995WX CPU, and ACE 3100-RZ, featuring the AMD Ryzen™ 9950X CPU.

Introducing FLEX

The FLEX Range, purpose-built for electronic traders utilizing more complex FPGA configurations outside of typical server capabilities. The range carries the exceptional tuning and performance enhancements, as well as enterprise features that clients have come to expect of Blackcore servers, including built-in liquid cooling technology, a focus on low latency, and out-of-band management and monitoring.

10 Years of Blackcore

Over the past decade, Blackcore has evolved significantly, from expanding our product range and growing our expert team, to becoming the leading high-performance, overclock solution for clients around the world. We owe this milestone to every team member, partner, client, and vendor who has supported us, collaborated with us, and believed in our mission.

A New Beginning

In August, we opened the doors to Blackcore HQ—our brand-new, purpose-built facility designed to support the next phase of innovation and growth. This milestone also marks a major shift in our journey: Blackcore is now operating independently from its parent company, Exacta Technologies. This exciting evolution empowers us to push boundaries further, innovate faster, and deliver even greater value to our clients worldwide.