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Startup Raises $100M to Challenge Nvidia's AI Networking Dominance

1 report, 1 independent Updated Sep 23
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Delos Data announced it raised more than $100 million to develop networking chips and software for increasingly heterogeneous AI data centers. Playground Global, where Pat Gelsinger is a general partner, joined the funding round. The company is designing its network to function across various types of compute hardware, rather than assuming all accelerators are from Nvidia Corporation.

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The company's pitch is that a data center should be able to connect whatever mix of accelerators makes economic sense. This approach challenges the idea that Nvidia's integrated system is the only viable architecture for large AI clusters. Gelsinger noted that idle compute waiting for data is a major waste of both money and energy.

Playground Global backed the seed funding round for Delos Data.

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Who's involved

  • NvidiaThe market leader whose integrated AI stack is being challenged by the new architecture.
  • AMDA major competitor whose market share is relevant to the shift toward hardware-agnostic solutions.
  • Playground GlobalA venture capital firm that invested in the company challenging Nvidia's market dominance.
  • Pat GelsingerFormer CEO of Intel and general partner at Playground Global.

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