Delos Data, an Intel veteran-founded startup, secured $100 million in funding to develop network chips and software that connect AI processors in data centers. The round was led by Matrix, Playground, and Socratic Partners.
The funding addresses a critical infrastructure gap in AI deployments. Data centers training and running large language models require specialized networking hardware to efficiently move data between multiple AI chips. Delos Data's technology targets this bottleneck.
The startup joins a growing number of companies building AI-adjacent infrastructure, from cooling systems to power management. Intel veterans founded the company, bringing hardware design expertise to the problem.
Investors backing the round include Matrix Partners, Playground Global, and Socratic Partners. The capital will fund chip development and software engineering to scale production.
Data center operators increasingly rely on specialized networking as AI model sizes expand. Companies like Nvidia dominate GPU markets, but interconnect technology remains fragmented. Delos Data positions itself as a vendor-agnostic solution for chip-to-chip communication at scale.
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