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At a glance
Premji Invest appears in 5 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2026, leading 4. Its most frequent sector in these rounds is AI & Infrastructure, and its most recent tracked deal was Clockwork.io's $31M round (Oct 5, 2026). It co-invests most often with Andreessen Horowitz, Nvidia and Seligman Ventures.
Recent changes
- Oct 5, 2026Oct 5, 2026Invested in Clockwork.io ($31M) The SaaS News
- Sep 30, 2026Sep 30, 2026Invested in CScale (Series C, $145M) SiliconANGLE
- Sep 24, 2026Sep 24, 2026Invested in BigHat Biosciences (Series C, $75M) BioSpace
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026Invested in Databricks (Strategic growth round, $5B) Bloomberg
- Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 2026Invested in Upscale AI (Series A-1 (extension), $190M) Fortune
Portfolio
5 totalRecent Investment Activity
5Track record: led 4 and participated in 1 of 5 tracked venture rounds · 5 in the last 12 months · led 2 Series C, 1 Series A-1 (extension)
Sector / Stage Activity
By sector (portfolio)
AI infra
4 · 80%
Biotech
1 · 20%
By stage (tracked rounds)
Series C
2 · 40%
Strategic growth round
1 · 20%
Series A-1 (extension)
1 · 20%
Co-Investors
12Andreessen Horowitz · 2 sharedNvidia · 2 sharedSeligman Ventures · 2 shared8VC · 1 sharedAlkeon Capital · 1 sharedAtreides Management · 1 sharedBerkeley Frontier Fund · 1 sharedBlackstone · 1 sharedCounterpoint Global (Morgan Stanley) · 1 sharedDFJ Growth · 1 sharedMaverick Silicon · 1 sharedQuadrille Capital · 1 shared
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Latest Pulse
- Oct 5, 2026Clockwork.io Raises $31M To Stop Wasted GPU-HoursClockwork.io raised $31 million to expand its GPU fault-tolerance software after LinkedIn, Together AI and WhiteFiber adopted it to stop losing GPU-hours to hardware failures.→
- Oct 2, 2026CScale Exits Stealth With $145M For AI Data CentersCScale exited stealth with a $145 million Series C from Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, and Premji Invest to build optical interconnects for AI data centers, bringing its total funding to $188 million, the company said.→
- Oct 1, 2026Volantis Raises $88M To Build Photonic AI ChipsVolantis raised an $88 million Series A led by angel investor Lachy Groom and Abstract Ventures to commercialize a photonic chip architecture aimed at AI inference memory and bandwidth bottlenecks.→
- Sep 30, 2026CScale Exits Stealth With $145M for AI Optical LinksCScale emerged from stealth with $145 million in Series C funding -- $188 million raised in total, including backing from Nvidia and Intel Capital -- to build optical interconnects for gigawatt-scale AI data centers.→
- Sep 24, 2026BigHat Biosciences Raises $75M To Scale AI Antibody DesignBigHat Biosciences closed a $75 million Series C co-led by DFJ Growth and Premji Invest, taking total funding to $223 million as its AI-designed antibody-drug conjugate enters a Phase 1 trial for gastric cancer.→
- Aug 13, 2026Databricks Closes $5B Round at $190B ValuationDatabricks closed a $5 billion round at a $190 billion valuation led by Coatue, after the company said it crossed a $7 billion annualized revenue run-rate with more than 80% year-over-year growth.→
- Jul 23, 2026Genesis AI in Talks to Raise $500M at $3B ValuationRobotics foundation-model startup Genesis AI is in talks to raise roughly $500 million at a $3 billion pre-money valuation, less than 13 months after emerging from stealth with a $105 million seed round.→
- Jun 26, 2026Upscale AI Hits a $2B Valuation With a $190M Series A Extension for AI NetworkingUpscale AI raised a $190 million Series A extension led by Premji Invest, taking its total Series A to roughly $500 million and its valuation to $2 billion. The company builds AI networking infrastructure -- the high-speed fabric that connects GPUs inside data centers -- positioning it in one of the hottest and most capital-intensive corners of the AI buildout.→
- Jun 24, 2026Upscale AI Raises $190M at $2B Valuation for AI Networking InfrastructureAI networking startup Upscale AI raised a $190 million Series A extension led by Premji Invest at a $2 billion valuation, bringing total financing to roughly $500 million. The company builds the high-speed networking fabric that links thousands of AI accelerators into coherent clusters -- an increasingly critical and capital-hungry layer as model training and inference scale.→
Premji Invest FAQ
What companies has Premji Invest invested in?
Premji Invest's portfolio includes Clockwork.io, CScale, Databricks, BigHat Biosciences, Upscale AI.
Who does Premji Invest co-invest with most?
In the rounds Value Add tracks, Premji Invest most often invests alongside Andreessen Horowitz (2 shared deals), Nvidia (2 shared deals), Seligman Ventures (2 shared deals), 8VC (1 shared deal), Alkeon Capital (1 shared deal).
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- Bloombergmajor outlet1 fact
- Fortunemajor outlet1 fact
- SiliconANGLEmajor outlet1 fact
- BioSpaceresearch database1 fact
- The SaaS Newsresearch database1 fact
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