Cloud startup Volta claims $10B AI lab deal for Norway bit barn
REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Emerging from stealth mode, Volta said it had raised about $300 million across its seed and Series A rounds, reaching a valuation of $2.4 billion. Andreessen Horowitz and Nvidia led the latest round, with other investors including Michael Dell's family office. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/c'); }); It also claims to have a $10 billion strategic partnership with an "AI lab" to build its AI factory located in Norway.
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- ▪ Anthropic signs $10 billion deal with AI cloud startup Volta — TechCrunch
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