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Cornelis Networks

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Rocket Ship Rating: 98 out of 100

Deliver the network performance your AI hardware was built for

Also known as Cornelis Networks, Inc.

  • AI models & AI infrastructure
  • Cloud & networking
  • Semiconductors & computing hardware
  • Hardware
  • Open source
Status
Operatingas of 2026-09-18
Business model
B2B
Customers
NATIONAL LABORATORIES, ENTERPRISE HPC AND AI CENTERS, OEMs AND COMPUTE PARTNERS
Legal name
Cornelis Networks
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Record updated 28 September 2026

About

Cornelis Networks is a networking company that builds the active compute fabric, an open interconnect for AI and HPC clusters. Cornelis ships the CN5000 Omni-Path family of SuperNICs, Switches, Director Class Switches, and the OPX software stack, as an alternative to InfiniBand and Ethernet fabrics.

Funding snapshot

Total raised
$134MSEC form D sum, as of 2026-09-28Source (opens in a new tab)
Latest round
Undisclosed

Funding rounds

Round, 2024
$112M2024-11-25, SEC form D sold, 1 investor
Round, 2024
$25M2024-03-01, SEC form D sold, 1 investor
Round, 2023
$19.3M2023-08-11, SEC form D sold, 1 investor
Round, 2023
$5M2023-06-26, SEC form D sold, 1 investor
Round, 2022
$12.5M2022-12-30, SEC form D sold, 1 investor
Round, 2022
$29.5M2022-08-03, SEC form D sold, 8 investors
Round, 2020
$22.8M2020-09-17, SEC form D sold, 5 investors
Round
Recorded

Products

Web
Active Compute Fabric
Web
CN5000
Hardware
CN5000 Omni-Path
Hardware
Cornelis Omni-Path Express Edge Switches
Web
Cornelis Omni-Path Express Edge Switches
Web
Director Class Switches
Web
OPX Software
Web
SuperNICs
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