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Valuation
$2B
As of Jul 30, 2026Value Add Pulse research
Total funding
$500M
As of Jul 30, 2026Value Add Pulse research
Company Snapshot
Upscale AI is a AI infra company, based in Santa Clara, California, USA, founded 2025 by Barun Kar, Rajiv Khemani. Latest valuation $2B (As of Jul 30, 2026, Value Add Pulse research). Total funding $500M (As of Jul 30, 2026).
Recent changes
- Jun 26, 2026Jun 26, 2026Upscale AI Hits a $2B Valuation With a $190M Series A Extension for AI Networking Pulse story
- Jun 24, 2026Jun 24, 2026Raised $190M Series A at a $2B valuation Crunchbase News
- Jun 24, 2026Jun 24, 2026Upscale AI Raises $190M at $2B Valuation for AI Networking Infrastructure Pulse story
- Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 2026Raised $190M Series A-1 (extension) at a $2B valuation Fortune
- Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 2026First reported total funding: $500M Fortune
Earlier changes (11)
- Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 2026First reported valuation: $2B Fortune
- Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 2026New investor: Seligman Ventures Fortune
- Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 2026New investor: Mayfield Fund Fortune
- Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 2026New investor: Tiger Global Management Fortune
- Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 2026New investor: Prosperity7 Ventures Fortune
- Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 2026New investor: Salesforce Ventures Fortune
- Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 2026New investor: StepStone Group Fortune
- Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 2026New investor: NVentures Fortune
- Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 2026New investor: Temasek Fortune
- Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 2026New investor: Maverick Silicon Fortune
- Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 2026New investor: Premji Invest Fortune
Funding History
2 events · sources dated per row| Date | Event | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2026 | Series A | $190M | $2B | outlined = lead | Pulse story |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Series A-1 (extension) | $190M | $2B | Premji InvestNVenturesSalesforce VenturesTemasekSeligman VenturesMayfield FundTiger Global ManagementStepStone GroupMaverick SiliconProsperity7 Ventures outlined = lead | Fortune |
Underlying values
| As of | Value | Method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | $2B | Reported | Value Add Pulse research |
| Jun 22, 2026 | $2B | Reported | Fortune |
Investors
Latest Pulse
- Jun 26, 2026Upscale AI Hits a $2B Valuation With a $190M Series A Extension for AI NetworkingUpscale AI raised a $190 million Series A extension led by Premji Invest, taking its total Series A to roughly $500 million and its valuation to $2 billion. The company builds AI networking infrastructure -- the high-speed fabric that connects GPUs inside data centers -- positioning it in one of the hottest and most capital-intensive corners of the AI buildout.→
- Jun 24, 2026Upscale AI Raises $190M at $2B Valuation for AI Networking InfrastructureAI networking startup Upscale AI raised a $190 million Series A extension led by Premji Invest at a $2 billion valuation, bringing total financing to roughly $500 million. The company builds the high-speed networking fabric that links thousands of AI accelerators into coherent clusters -- an increasingly critical and capital-hungry layer as model training and inference scale.→
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FUNDING$190M
Upscale AI Hits a $2B Valuation With a $190M Series A Extension for AI Networking
Upscale AI raised a $190 million Series A extension led by Premji Invest, taking its total Series A to roughly $500 million and its valuation to $2 billion. The company builds AI networking infrastructure -- the high-speed fabric that connects GPUs inside data centers -- positioning it in one of the hottest and most capital-intensive corners of the AI buildout.
FUNDING
Upscale AI Raises $190M at $2B Valuation for AI Networking Infrastructure
FUNDING$190M
Upscale AI Raises $190M at $2B Valuation for AI Networking Infrastructure
AI networking startup Upscale AI raised a $190 million Series A extension led by Premji Invest at a $2 billion valuation, bringing total financing to roughly $500 million. The company builds the high-speed networking fabric that links thousands of AI accelerators into coherent clusters -- an increasingly critical and capital-hungry layer as model training and inference scale.
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- Fortunemajor outlet1 fact
- Crunchbase Newsresearch database1 fact
- Value Add Pulse researchValue Add VC data2 facts
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