Upscale AI
Next-generation networking for AI workloads
Santa Clara, United States · Founded 2025 · $490.0M raised
- Headquarters
- Santa Clara, California
- Employees
- 11–50
- Founded
- 2025
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- upscale.ai
- Total Funding
- $490.0M
- Last Round
- $190.0M Extension RoundJun 2026
- Rounds
- 3
About
Upscale AI is a pure-play AI networking company founded in 2025, spun out of semiconductor firm Auradine. The company builds next-generation networking infrastructure for AI workloads, focusing on the scale-up interconnect layer between GPU clusters. Upscale AI is a founding member of the Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) consortium and is developing an AI-native UALink interconnect switch optimized for GenAI inference and training. Led by co-founders Barun Kar (CEO, formerly Palo Alto Networks) and Rajiv Khemani (Executive Chairman, formerly Innovium/Cavium), the company raised a $100M seed round and a $200M Series A in January 2026, achieving unicorn status.
Summary
Upscale AI is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Santa Clara, United States, founded in 2025. It has raised $490.0M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $190.0M Extension Round round in Jun 2026. Investors include Premji Invest, Xora Innovation and Maverick Silicon.
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