Lambda Labs Seeks Funding

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Koushik Korampalli
June 30, 2024
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  • Nvidia’s partner Lambda Labs is looking to raise $800mn
    • This would make Lambda Labs one of the best funded start-ups in Silicon Valley
    • They are attempting to capitalise on the current AI hysteria
  • Lambda originated as a facial recognition software company
    • They now are a company who build GPU clouds, clusters, servers and workstations
    • “Lambda provides computation to accelerate human progress”
  • With this, Lambda Labs will have raised $1.62bn in just 2024
    • In February they raised $320mn
      • They used this to purchase 10,000s of Nvidia GPUs to power their cloud
    • In April they secured a loan of $500mn
      • They used their Nvidia chips as collateral to fund the expansion of its cloud services
  • Lambda has not officially announced the reason for this recent funding however most speculate a mix of more GPU purchases and more staff recruitment.