Nexthop AI, a Santa Clara, CA-based AI networking company, has raised $500 million in a Series B funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Andreessen Horowitz.
The round also saw participation from Altimeter and all existing investors.
The company is valued at $4.2 Billion valuation.
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The company plans to use the funds to grow its operations and development work.
Nexthop AI, a leading pioneer in efficient AI networking, has quickly become a top player in advanced AI and cloud networking. The company offers both ready-made and customized switching solutions built on open-source operating systems like SONiC and FBOSS.
Nexthop also introduced products for scale-out, scale-across, and front-end applications in cloud and AI data centers. These products set new standards for performance, power efficiency, and deployment speed—key factors in AI infrastructure. The company is continuing to expand its R&D and infrastructure to grow this portfolio and meet the rising demand in the industry.
“AI clusters are pushing data center networks to their limits, making networking central to system performance. Nexthop is built for this challenge, combining hyperscale experience with high performance, open networking,” said Raghu Raghuram General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. “We believe Anshul and the team are addressing one of the biggest AI infrastructure challenges today, and we’re excited to support them as they grow.”
“Our focus on innovation and close customer partnerships has led to highly customized JDM solutions for major operators and advanced turnkey products for NeoClouds. We’re excited to work with top AI investors to help grow the company to the next level,” said Anshul Sadana, Founder & CEO of Nexthop AI.
“The fast growth of AI is driving a major rethink of data center networks, creating one of the biggest infrastructure opportunities in a generation, with the potential for a $100B+ company. That’s why we invested in Nexthop AI from the start,” said Guru Chahal, Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. “Nexthop is well positioned to become a leading networking vendor, combining hyperscale performance, open software, and a co-development approach with the world’s largest AI operators.”
“AI data center networking is being redesigned as GenAI drives new infrastructure growth by hyperscalers and NeoClouds. With the market expected to hit $100B by 2031, companies like Nexthop AI have a big opportunity to deliver next-generation networking with better power and cost efficiency. Scale-across networking will be key to supporting the next generation of large AI clusters while reducing total costs,” said Dylan Patel, Founder.
About Nexthop AI
Founded in 2024 and based in Santa Clara, Nexthop AI is made up of experienced industry experts. Through collaborative product design and advanced system and network engineering, the team builds innovative networking products and solutions for hyperscalers and NeoClouds.
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