Most Active AI Infrastructure Investors in Santa Clara 2026

10 firms writing AI Infrastructure checks in Santa Clara, led by Kleiner Perkins, Futureland Ventures.

AI Infrastructure in Santa Clara accounts for 8 tracked companies with verified cap-table data, 8 of which disclose round sizes totalling $1.5B. The median disclosed raise is $144M, and the largest is Nexthop AI at $610M, ahead of Nuvia ($293M) and Rivos ($250M).

The names that recur most often on these ai infrastructure cap tables are Mayfield (2 companies), Tiger Global (2 companies), Celesta Capital (2 companies), Xora (2 companies), Lightspeed Venture Partners (1 company), Andreessen Horowitz (1 company). By latest disclosed round, the market skews Series B (3), Series A (3), Seed (2).

Companies tracked: 8
Disclosed funding total: $1.5B across 8 companies
Median disclosed raise: $144M
Largest raise: Nexthop AI — $610M
Stage mix: Series B 3 · Series A 3 · Seed 2
Most recent dated round: 2025-12-01

Best funded AI Infrastructure in Santa Clara companies

Nexthop AI — $610M (latest: Series B)
Nuvia — $293M (latest: Series B)
Rivos — $250M (latest: Series A)
EnCharge AI — $144M (latest: Series B)
Upscale AI — $100M (latest: Seed)
Lemurian Labs — $37M (latest: Series A)
Exostellar — $15M (latest: Series A)
Bluwhale — $7M (latest: Seed)

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