Kandou AI

formerly Kandou

To unlock scalable, affordable AI worldwide.

Lausanne, Switzerland · Founded 2011 · $550.6M raised

Headquarters
Lausanne
Employees
51–200
Founded
2011
Business Model
B2B
Website
kandou.ai
Total Funding
$550.6M
Last Round
$225.0M Series AMar 2026
Rounds
7

About

Kandou AI is a Swiss fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Lausanne, founded in 2011 by Amin Shokrollahi. The company develops high-speed, energy-efficient chip-to-chip connectivity solutions—including PCIe retimers, USB4 retimers, and memory fabric—designed to reduce data movement costs in AI infrastructure. Kandou has shipped over 20 million silicon units powered by its proprietary Copper MIMO interconnect technology.

Summary

Kandou AI is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Lausanne, Switzerland, founded in 2011. It has raised $550.6M in total across 7 rounds, most recently a $225.0M Series A round in Mar 2026. Investors include Climb Ventures, Swiss Select Opportunities / Flexstone Partners and Walden International.

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Series ASeries AMar 2026
$225.0M

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