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Nexthop
AI-era networking company building high-performance Ethernet switches for hyperscale AI clusters.
Stage
series b
Status
private
Coverage
full
Why Nexthop is interesting
Ex-Arista team rebuilding networking for AI traffic — a16z is a major investor in Nexthop's $500M Series B as data-center networking gets re-architected.
Key facts
- Series B: $500M with a16z as major investor (a16z announcement)
- Co-investors: no additional institutional investors disclosed in public sources reviewed 2026-07-24
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Industries
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Last updated: 2026-07-24