Nexthop AI

Building the most efficient Al infrastructure for the world's largest cloud operators

AI infrastructure and compute Developer tools and cloud

Latest funding

$500M Series B+ · March 11, 2026

Led by Lightspeed · Source: Ventureburn

Total raised: $610M across 2 sourced rounds

All 2 rounds ↓

Website: nexthop.ai.

X: @nexthopai · 1,798 followers.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com.

Categories: AI infrastructure and compute Developer tools and cloud.

Sectors: AI.

Subcategory: efficient AI infrastructure.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: Santa Clara, United States.

Founded: 2024.

Total raised: $610M in 2 sourced rounds.

Last round: Mar 11, 2026 · 246 days ago.

Headcount: 101–250 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 22, 2026.

Signals

X account@nexthopai · created Mar 24, 2025 (20 months old) · 1,798 followers

Website registeredMar 19, 2024 (2 years old)

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Nexthop AI | 371 days from website to first raise on record

@nexthopai·Raised $610M in 2 sourced rounds·2 signals before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

March 11, 2026
Series B+ · $500M · $4.2B valuation
LLightspeed (lead), AAltimeter Capital, AAndreessen Horowitz
Source: Ventureburn
March 25, 2025
Series A · $110M
LLightspeed (lead), BBattery Ventures, EEmergent Ventures, KKleiner Perkins, WWestBridge Capital
Source: siliconangle.com
March 24, 2025
X account created
March 19, 2024
Website created

Founders and team

AS
Anshul Sadana Founder & CEO

source: nexthop.ai

Investors

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