AI networking startup Upscale raises $190M, reaches $2B valuation in 18 months
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Lily Mae Lazarus
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Upscale AI, a Santa Clara-based startup, has raised $190 million in a Series A-1 round, bringing total funding to $500 million and valuation to $2 billion in under 18 months. The company is positioning itself as the next-generation networking infrastructure provider for AI computing, drawing parallels to how Cisco emerged during the PC-internet era and Arista during the cloud era. Investors are betting that AI represents a fundamental computing paradigm shift requiring new networking solutions.
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Upscale AI is betting AI is that same kind of paradigm shift—and that it's the company to build the network for this one.
The Santa Clara, Calif., startup raised $190 million in a Series A-1 round, bringing its total funding to $500 million and its valuation to $2 billion—all in under 18 months.
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