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Kandou AI raised $225M Series A at a $400M valuation, backed by SoftBank, Synopsys, and Cadence. The...
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The article updates the infrastructure player map with a specialist in interconnect silicon, signaling a shift in capital focus toward solving data-movement bottlenecks within the compute stack.
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Kandou AI raised $225M Series A at a $400M valuation, backed by SoftBank, Synopsys, and Cadence. The oversubscribed round signals a shift in AI infrastructure investment from compute to interconnect, tackling GPU-to-memory data movement bottlenecks. With 20M+ silicon units shipped and patented copper MIMO signaling targeting beyond 448G, the EPFL-spun company could reduce costly optical interconnect reliance in hyperscale data centers.
