Gate News message, April 17 — Upscale AI, an AI infrastructure startup, is in talks to raise between $180 million and $200 million at a $2 billion valuation, according to TechCrunch. The company previously announced a $100 million seed round in September 2025 and a $200 million Series A in January 2026.
Investors include Tiger Global Management, Xora Innovation, and Premji Invest. Upscale AI has not yet released a product but is focused on building custom chips and the networking infrastructure required for those systems to communicate.
The company is developing AI-native networking based on open standards such as SONiC (an open-source network operating system). CEO Barun Kar previously co-founded Auradine, a startup specializing in internet infrastructure hardware, and served as COO, bringing experience in chip design and systems execution.
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