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Nvidia-backed Lambda to raise $4B before 2027 IPO
AI computing startup Lambda is raising up to $4 billion, according to TechCrunch. The funding values the Nvidia-backed company at $14.5 billion before the new money comes in, known as a pre-money valuation. Investment firms Coatue and Blackstone are leading the round. Lambda plans to use the funds ahead of an initial public offering (IPO), or stock market debut, targeted for 2027. The company provides computing power built on Nvidia's chips, which are widely used to train and run AI systems. Large funding rounds like this show how much money investors are pouring into firms that supply the computing backbone behind the AI boom, even before they go public.
Words to know
- Pre-money valuation
- — A company's estimated worth before it receives new investment money.
- IPO
- — Initial public offering: when a private company first sells shares to the public.
- AI computing startup
- — A company that provides computing power and infrastructure to run AI systems.
- Nvidia-backed
- — Means Nvidia, a major chipmaker, has invested in or supported the company.
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