Startup profile for Nexthop: what they do, why they are interesting, stage (series b), industries, and links to our funding articles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.

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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

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Nexthop's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Industries

Enterprise SaaS Generalist Technology

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Related funding articles

Venture Capital Tracker pieces that cover Nexthop's financing or category context.

Last updated: 2026-07-24