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Lambda is a AI infra company, based in San Jose, California, USA, founded 2012 by Stephen Balaban, Michael Balaban. Latest valuation $2.5B (As of Feb 1, 2025, Clay). Total funding $3.1B+ (As of Nov 1, 2025).
Recent changes
- Oct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026Reportedly raised Up to $4B Pre-IPO at a ~$18.5B valuationRumored TechCrunch
- Oct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026New investor: Coatue ManagementRumored TechCrunch
- Oct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026New investor: Blackstone (Tech Hub)Rumored TechCrunch
- Oct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026Lambda Raises $4B At $14.5B Valuation Before IPO Pulse story
- Oct 1, 2026Oct 1, 2026Raised $1.008B Debt Lambda
Earlier changes (13)
- Oct 1, 2026Oct 1, 2026Lambda Closes $1B Investment-Grade GPU Debt Deal Pulse story
- Sep 1, 2026Sep 1, 2026Anthropic's $35B Lambda Deal Has Nvidia Playing Landlord Pulse story
- Sep 1, 2026Sep 1, 2026Anthropic Signs $35B Cloud Deal With Nvidia's Lambda Pulse story
- Aug 28, 2026Aug 28, 2026Raised $1B Debt at a $5.43 billion valuation TechCrunch
- Aug 28, 2026Aug 28, 2026Lambda Borrows $1B to Buy GPUs for Microsoft Pulse story
- Nov 1, 2025Nov 1, 2025First reported total funding: $3.1B+ Clay
- Nov 2025Nov 2025Raised $1.5B+ Series E techflier.com
- Nov 2025Nov 2025New investor: TWG Global techflier.com
- Nov 2025Nov 2025New investor: ARK Invest techflier.com
- Nov 2025Nov 2025New investor: Andrej Karpathy techflier.com
- Nov 2025Nov 2025New investor: Nvidia techflier.com
- Feb 1, 2025Feb 1, 2025Raised $480M Series D at a $2.5B valuation Clay
- Feb 1, 2025Feb 1, 2025First reported valuation: $2.5B Clay
Funding History
5 events · sources dated per row| Date | Event | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | Pre-IPORumored | Up to $4B | ~$18.5B | Blackstone (Tech Hub)LeadunverifiedCoatue ManagementLeadunverified | TechCrunch |
| Oct 2026 | Debt | $1.008B | — | Lambda | |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Debt | $1B | $5.43 billion | Pulse story | |
| Nov 2025 | Series E | $1.5B+ | — | techflier.com | |
| Feb 2025 | Series D | $480M | $2.5B | Andra CapitalLeadSGW | Clay |
Investors
Latest Pulse
- Oct 16, 2026CoreWeave Debt Fears Hit 15% Bond Yields, Stock CratersCoreWeave's stock and bonds sold off after investors focused on the roughly $52 billion in debt and leases behind its AI data centers, reviving doubts about who actually pays if AI demand cools.→
- Oct 7, 2026Why AI's New Money Is Chasing Power, Not Just ChipsFour fresh raises value data-center and power capacity in the tens of billions as Q3's AI funding collides with multiyear limits on electricity supply.→
- Oct 6, 2026Lambda Raises $4B At $14.5B Valuation Before IPOLambda is raising up to $4 billion at a $14.5 billion valuation in what could be its final private round before a 2027 IPO.→
- Oct 2, 2026PaleBlueDot AI Raises $200M at $3.2B ValuationPaleBlueDot AI raised a $200 million Series C led by ComputeCore at a $3.2 billion valuation to expand its GPU compute infrastructure for AI workloads.→
- Oct 2, 2026AI Data Center Debt Is Showing Up EverywhereLambda disclosed its third GPU-backed loan of 2026 this week, the latest sign that AI infrastructure financing is leaning harder on debt as CoreWeave carries $35 billion and climbing.→
- Oct 2, 2026Infinigence AI Files for Hong Kong IPOInfinigence AI, a Shanghai-based AI cloud orchestrator backed by Tencent and Baidu, confidentially filed for a Hong Kong IPO targeting several hundred million dollars, at a reported $2.1 billion valuation.→
- Oct 2, 2026PaleBlueDot AI Raises $200M Series C at $3.2B ValuationThe AI-infrastructure startup's new round values it at $3.2 billion, its first disclosed valuation, as investors keep funding GPU-cloud capacity even while some warn the compute boom is overbuilt.→
- Oct 1, 2026Lambda Closes $1B Investment-Grade GPU Debt DealLambda closed a $1.008 billion investment-grade, fixed-rate term loan to fund GPUs tied to customer deployments including Microsoft, its first fixed-rate financing and first $1 billion-plus institutional debt deal.→
- Sep 23, 2026Wall Street's GPU Futures Push Stalls At CFTCCME Group's plan to launch futures on Nvidia GPU rental prices by early October has stalled after the CFTC extended its review by 45 days to November 9, citing concerns about manipulation in the fragmented GPU rental market.→
- Sep 23, 2026Crusoe Lands $65M-A-Year Deal With Mira Murati's LabCrusoe and Thinking Machines Lab signed a $65 million annual deal to run inference for the lab's models on dedicated Nvidia HGX B200 systems, pushing Crusoe's managed-inference business past $100 million in contracted annual revenue.→
Coverage Timeline
newest first- Oct 6, 2026FUNDINGLambda Raises $4B At $14.5B Valuation Before IPO$4B pre-IPO round→
- Oct 2, 2026AIAI Data Center Debt Is Showing Up Everywhere→
- Oct 1, 2026FUNDINGLambda Closes $1B Investment-Grade GPU Debt Deal$1.008B debt financing→
- Sep 1, 2026AIAnthropic Signs $35B Cloud Deal With Nvidia's Lambda$35B cloud deal→
- Sep 1, 2026AIAnthropic's $80 Billion Week, By the Deals~$90B in 3 weeks→
- Sep 1, 2026AIAnthropic's $35B Lambda Deal Has Nvidia Playing Landlord$35B compute deal→
- Aug 28, 2026FUNDINGLambda Borrows $1B to Buy GPUs for Microsoft$1B debt facility→
All Coverage
FUNDING$4B pre-IPO round
Lambda Raises $4B At $14.5B Valuation Before IPO
Lambda is raising up to $4 billion at a $14.5 billion valuation in what could be its final private round before a 2027 IPO.
DEEP DIVE
AI Data Center Debt Is Showing Up Everywhere
AI
AI Data Center Debt Is Showing Up Everywhere
Lambda disclosed its third GPU-backed loan of 2026 this week, the latest sign that AI infrastructure financing is leaning harder on debt as CoreWeave carries $35 billion and climbing.
DEEP DIVE
Lambda Closes $1B Investment-Grade GPU Debt Deal
FUNDING$1.008B debt financing
Lambda Closes $1B Investment-Grade GPU Debt Deal
Lambda closed a $1.008 billion investment-grade, fixed-rate term loan to fund GPUs tied to customer deployments including Microsoft, its first fixed-rate financing and first $1 billion-plus institutional debt deal.
DEEP DIVE
Anthropic Signs $35B Cloud Deal With Nvidia's Lambda
AI$35B cloud deal
Anthropic Signs $35B Cloud Deal With Nvidia's Lambda
Anthropic signed a $35 billion computing deal with Nvidia-backed cloud provider Lambda for roughly 350 megawatts of GPU capacity at a new Hut 8-developed data center in Nueces County, Texas, days after committing $45 billion to a separate West Virginia campus.
DEEP DIVE
Anthropic's $80 Billion Week, By the Deals
AI~$90B in 3 weeks
Anthropic's $80 Billion Week, By the Deals
Anthropic's $35 billion Lambda deal is its third disclosed AI-compute commitment in under a month, bringing total new compute spending to roughly $90 billion in three weeks.
FOLLOW-UP
Anthropic's $35B Lambda Deal Has Nvidia Playing Landlord
AI$35B compute deal
Anthropic's $35B Lambda Deal Has Nvidia Playing Landlord
Anthropic will pay Lambda $35 billion for Nvidia-powered cloud capacity in Texas, in a deal where Nvidia itself holds the lease on the data center -- chip supplier, investor and landlord in the same transaction.
DEEP DIVE
Lambda Borrows $1B to Buy GPUs for Microsoft
FUNDING$1B debt facility
Lambda Borrows $1B to Buy GPUs for Microsoft
AI cloud provider Lambda raised $1 billion in short-dated private debt arranged by JP Morgan to purchase chips it will lease to Microsoft, its third nine-figure financing this year ahead of a reported pre-IPO round.
DEEP DIVE
Value Add Research
- Fundraising · Oct 7, 2026Lambda IPO 2027: $14.5B Valuation, $4B Round Before It
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- AI & Technology · Jul 10, 2026GPU Pricing 2026: H100s Rent for $2.69-$6.16/hr, and Rising
- VC & Investing · Jul 4, 2026Crusoe Raises $3B at $30B Valuation, Lands $13B Jane Street Deal
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Lambda FAQ
What is Lambda's valuation?
Lambda's valuation is $2.5B (As of Feb 1, 2025, Clay).
How much has Lambda raised?
Lambda has raised $3.1B+ in total funding (As of Nov 1, 2025, Clay).
Who are Lambda's investors?
Lambda's investors include Andra Capital, Blackstone (Tech Hub), Coatue Management, TWG Global, Andrej Karpathy, and 4 more (As of Nov 1, 2025).
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- TechCrunchmajor outlet1 fact
- TechCrunchmajor outlet1 fact
- ClayValue Add VC data3 facts
- LambdaValue Add VC data1 fact
- techflier.comValue Add VC data1 fact
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