Xsight Labs
Xsight Labs , a nine-year-old Tel Aviv startup that makes programmable data processing units and Ethernet switches for AI and cloud data center networks, raised a $300+ million round at a $2.8 billion post-money valuation.
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Xsight Labs , a nine-year-old Tel Aviv startup that makes programmable data processing units and Ethernet switches for AI and cloud data center networks, raised a $300+ million round at a $2.8 billion post-money valuation. Fidelity was the deal lead, with Aliya Capital Partners, Atreides Management, Artisan Partners, Battery Ventures, Diagonal Capital, Intel Capital, Key1 Capital, Maverick Capital, Sienna, T. Rowe Price, Union Group , and Valor Equity Partners also participating. More here .
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Company· 12
Investor· 10
Founders / team· 4
Funding history
- 2026-07-30Series D+$300M
Investors · Fidelity Management & Research, Intel Capital, Valor Equity Partners, T. Rowe Price, Battery Ventures, Atreides Management, Artisan Partners, Aliya Capital Partners, Diagonal Capital, Key1 Capital, Maverick Capital, Sienna, Union GroupSource · prnewswire.com ↗
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