Upscale AI Raises $190 Million in Series A-1 Extension, Reaching $500 Million in Total Funding

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Upscale AI has raised $190 million in a Series A-1 financing round, bringing its total funding to $500 million and its valuation to $2 billion. The round was led by Premji Invest, with new investors including NVIDIA, Salesforce Ventures, Seligman Ventures, and Temasek, alongside existing backers such as Maverick Silicon, Mayfield, Prosperity7 Ventures, StepStone Group, and Tiger Global. The company is building an open-standard, full-stack AI networking portfolio spanning silicon, systems, and software to eliminate bottlenecks in large-scale AI workloads. Upscale AI plans to use the new capital to scale its business and accelerate delivery of its technology, with customer evaluations already underway at multiple hyperscalers and neocloud providers.

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NVIDIA participated as an investor in Upscale AI's $190M Series A-1 round, indicating strategic interest and potential future collaboration.

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Upscale AI raised $190M in Series A-1 funding, reaching $500M total and $2B valuation, led by prominent investors.

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