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Alphabet旗下CapitalG與Nvidia洽談投資AI基建公司Vast Data,估值或達300億美元

根據兩位知情人士透露,Alphabet旗下成長階段風投部門CapitalG與晶片巨頭Nvidia正洽談參與人工智能基礎設施供應商Vast Data的新一輪融資,該輪融資估值可能高達300億美元。Vast Data正從多家科技巨頭、私募股權及風險投資者籌集數十億美元,若成功,將成為最具價值的AI初創企業之一,反映出支撐AI熱潮核心基建的重要性日益凸顯。

消息人士透露,CapitalG與現有投資者Nvidia正商討參與此輪融資,預計幾周內完成,但雙方均未公開回應相關查詢。

總部設於紐約的Vast Data專門研發針對大型AI數據中心的存儲技術,能有效促進由Nvidia等公司生產的圖形處理器(GPU)間數據流動。其客戶包括Elon Musk旗下的xAI和CoreWeave等公司,因其在AI供應鏈中的重要地位,市場分析師及銀行家認為Vast Data極具收購價值。

Vast Data行政總裁Renen Halak表示,公司目前已實現自由現金流正數。據另一位熟悉公司財務的消息人士透露,截至2025年1月,Vast Data年經常性收入(ARR)達2億美元,且訂單積壓充足,預計2026年ARR將增長至6億美元。該公司迄今共籌集約3.8億美元,2023年最後一輪融資時估值為91億美元。

Vast Data曾表示會在適當時機考慮公開上市,消息人士稱雖然短期內未有上市計劃,但投資者及銀行界普遍視其為潛在IPO熱門。去年,Vast Data聘請了前公開上市電商巨頭Shopify首席財務官Amy Shapero,市場普遍認為此舉為IPO做準備。

AI基建領域的收購活動日益頻繁,Nvidia近年亦積極收購補充其GPU業務的軟硬件企業。2020年,Nvidia收購了網絡晶片及電纜製造商Mellanox,助力打造集成系統,並購軟件公司Run:ai以優化AI數據中心硬件運行。

Vast Data的存儲架構採用閃存設備及其他現成硬件,結合專有軟件實現高效數據存取及傳輸。公司稱,採用其技術可大幅降低大型AI模型的建設及運營成本。

雖然市面上有多家初創企業如Weka及DDN從事類似技術研發,但分析師及業內人士認為Vast Data的技術更為成熟。

評論與觀察

Vast Data此輪融資估值飆至300億美元,反映市場對AI基建的高度重視。AI技術發展迅速,但背後的數據存儲與處理能力同樣關鍵,尤其是能與Nvidia GPU深度整合的存儲方案。這種專注於基建的企業往往被忽視,然而正是它們構建了AI應用的基石。

CapitalG與Nvidia的參與不僅是資金注入,更是戰略聯盟,顯示AI基建領域將迎來更激烈的競爭與整合。Vast Data若成功上市,將為市場帶來一個觀察AI基建發展的關鍵指標。

此外,Vast Data的財務狀況健康,且有明確的增長預期,這在當前許多AI初創企業仍在燒錢擴張的背景下尤為難得。這或許預示著AI產業鏈中,從技術研發到商業化的成熟度正在提升。

未來,隨著更多AI應用落地,對高效、低成本數據存儲的需求只會增長。Vast Data的技術能否保持領先,並在激烈的市場競爭中穩固地位,將成為投資者及業界關注的焦點。

總括而言,這次融資不僅標誌著AI基建的價值被重新評估,也提醒我們在熱炒AI應用的同時,基礎設施的實力同樣不容忽視。對香港及全球投資者來說,這是深入理解AI產業鏈、尋找潛在投資機會的重要視角。

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