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Netris raises $15M Series A from a16z to automate the networking that slows down GPU clouds
Netris raised $15M from a16z for its GPU network automation platform, now live at 35-plus clusters with 800 percent annual revenue growth.
TL;DR
- Netris, a Santa Clara startup, raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.
- The company automates the networking layer within GPU data centers, a critical but often overlooked aspect of AI infrastructure.
- Netris's platform addresses the lengthy configuration process for network fabrics connecting thousands of servers, which can delay GPU cluster deployment.
- The platform uses an approach called NAAM (Network Automation, Abstraction, and Multi-Tenancy) for hardware-accelerated automation, abstraction, and multi-tenancy.
- Netris claims 800% annual recurring revenue growth and over 35 live deployments at GPU clusters globally.
- Nvidia has previously endorsed Netris, and the platform is vendor-agnostic, supporting both Nvidia and AMD networking equipment.
- The company was founded in 2018 and plans to use the funding for hiring, hardware vendor support, and platform expansion.
- Netris relies on deterministic algorithms rather than AI for its automation, emphasizing persistence and repeatability for network configuration.