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Nexthop AI, a US-based networking solutions provider founded by former Arista Networks Chief Operating Officer Anshul Sadana, has launched with $110 million in funding. The funding was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Additional investors include Kleiner Perkins, WestBridge Capital, Battery Ventures and Emergent Ventures.
This funding will accelerate the development of Nexthop AI’s pioneering networking solutions for cloud and hyperscale AI clusters, according to a media release. To facilitate the massive requirements of AI training and inference, hyperscalers are spending billions in evolving their GPU and networking deployments with upwards of two gigawatts of capacity annually. These companies also require highly optimized hardware and software infrastructure tunable for datacenter build outs.
Nexthop AI specializes in building custom networking solutions for the hyperscalers, which integrate seamlessly into their optimized cloud-stack. This includes building networking hardware designed to each customer’s specifications, a network operating system of their choice hardened by Nexthop AI, along with pre-tested optical and electrical interconnects from the customer’s diverse supply chain. The network has historically played a critical role in underpinning each wave of technology innovation, including mainframe to PC, client-server to cloud and now the AI wave.
Nexthop AI’s sophisticated products, working seamlessly with open source Network Operating Systems, such as SONiC, provide the agility and customization needed by the hyperscalers. Their overarching expertise in hardware, software, photonics and network architecture enables highly optimized platforms for world class AI infrastructure. Nexthop AI is headquartered in Santa Clara with additional locations in Seattle, Vancouver and Bengaluru.
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