Venture investors put $6.6 billion into 58 AI neocloud deals so far this year, according to PitchBook data, more money and deals than any prior year and 51% above last year’s total of $4.4 billion. Neoclouds are companies that sell remote access to GPUs for AI workloads. In an interview with CNBC, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said demand for neoclouds is “off the chart” and that more investment is still needed.
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