Kandou AI
formerly KandouTo 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
Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.
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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Funding History
Mar 2026
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