Netris raised $15M from a16z to accelerate neo-clouds for AI

Friends, a quick AI update: Netris closed a $15M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz.

The company offers a platform that automates network configuration and operations in data centers — a hardware-accelerated alternative to SDN that provides network abstraction and resource isolation for multitenancy.

Key facts:
- Compatible with standard network hardware and supports GPU clusters (deployed in 35+ clusters, covering ~1M GPUs).
- Nvidia recommended the technology to some customers; a16z joined the board.
- Funds will be used to grow engineering, expand vendor support, and advance algorithms.

Why it matters: reducing time-to-market cuts costly GPU idle time.

How do you assess the role of hardware-driven network automation for neo-clouds?

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