Upscale AI

Hardware · Santa Clara, US

Santa Clara company offering open-standard AI networking for high-performance connectivity for training and inference.

Founders

Barun Kar (United States · ♂) — A networking-silicon veteran from Cavium and Innovium (both acquired by Marvell), he co-founded Upscale AI in 2025 as CEO to build open-standard, low-latency AI networking infrastructure.
Rajiv Khemani (India · ♂) — A seasoned infrastructure executive who helped scale Cavium and Palo Alto Networks, he co-founded Upscale AI to democratize AI networking with open-standard silicon and software.

Shares the most investors with (number = shared investors):

Date	Round	Amount
Sep 2025	Seed Upscale AI debuted with over $100 million in seed funding co-led by Mayfield and Maverick Silicon for its open-standard AI networking platform.	$100M

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