Artificial intelligence infrastructure provider raised a massive $110 million round led by .
The fresh round also included participation from , , and .
Nexthop AI builds custom networking solutions for the hyperscalers, including networking hardware designed to each customer’s specifications and a choice of a network operating system with the company’s own AI.
“Hyperscalers need the ecosystem to innovate with them to accelerate their infrastructure deployments,� said CEO . “Nexthop AI is a force-multiplier, as it partners with and works as an extension of the cloud companies’ engineering teams. This disruptive model enables cloud companies to build the most cost- and power-efficient AI solutions.�
Lightspeed speeds up
has been busy the last month-plus.
In February, the VC giant co-led satellite platform developer ’s $110 million Series B with . It also participated in a slew of big rounds, including autonomous surface vessels maker ’s $600 million Series C, medical document startup ’s $250 million round, and application security startup ’s $100 million Series D.
This month, it led ’s huge $3.5 billion funding round that valued the startup at $61.5 billion. Lightspeed also co-led ’s $105 million Series A announced this month. Reflection AI is developing “superintelligence,� what it calls an AI system capable of performing most work that involves a computer.
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