# Nexthop

> AI-era networking company building high-performance Ethernet switches for hyperscale AI clusters.

## Why it 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.

## Profile

- **Stage:** series-b
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** enterprise-saas, generalist-tech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## 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

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-a16z-hot-portfolio-companies

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Source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/startup/nexthop