Exclusive: Upscale AI wants to be the next Cisco—and it just raised another $190 million

The AI networking startup has now raised $500 million in under 18 months as investors bet the next infrastructure giant will emerge from the race to connect the world's AI chips.
SiliconANGLE

Upscale AI gets $100M for a new kind of AI networking infrastructure built on open standards

Artificial intelligence is putting existing networks under immense strain, and they have emerged as one of the major constraints on the development of more powerful large language models and AI ...
Network World

Upscale AI readies Skyhammer scale-up networking tech, raises new funding

Upscale AI raised $190M in new funding to support AI networking scale up and scale out architecture. Skyhammer is its switch silicon designed to connect GPUs and XPUs at very high speed. AI continues ...
Rutland Herald

Upscale AI Adds $190 Million in Extension to Series A, Reaching Half-Billion Dollars in Total Funding

Upscale AI, Inc., a pure-play AI networking infrastructure company, today announced it has raised $190 million in Series A-1 financing. This latest investment brings the company’s total funding to ...

Upscale AI valued at $2 billion after funding extension

June 22 (Reuters) - AI networking infrastructure firm Upscale AI said on Monday it had raised a $190 million extension to its early-stage funding round, bringing its valuation to $2 billion. Here are ...
Morningstar

From $100M Seed to Unicorn in Months: Upscale AI Closes Oversubscribed $200M Series A to Build the First Pure-Play AI Networking Company

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Upscale AI, Inc., a category-defining pure-play AI networking infrastructure company, today announced $200 million Series A financing led by Tiger ...