Araverus Team|Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Araverus Team
Jan 20, 2026 · 6:24 PM
AI Investment · Baseten · Nvidia · Startup Funding
AI inference startup Baseten has raised $300M at a $5B valuation, with Nvidia investing $150M as part of the deal, which significantly increases the startup's valuation.
Artificial-intelligence company Synthesia raised $200 million, adding fresh capital to develop software that businesses can use to train employees through interactive videos.
The companies said they would build AI factories on Nvidia’s computing-platform technology.
Companies in China are jostling for access to Nvidia’s latest Rubin lineup while better-funded U.S. competitors are first in line.
Meta has struck a multiyear deal worth up to $6 billion to buy fiber-optic cable from Corning, a move aimed at advancing the expansion of its U.S. data-center network for artificial-intelligence systems.
