Intel Capital

A force multiplier for early stage startups - inspiring and investing in the future of compute.

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

35 years of Intel Capital investing in compute and the next wave of transformative technology 🚀

Since 1991, we’ve deployed over $20B into 1,800+ startups, supporting founders whose innovations have shaped industries and set global standards. From landmark exits like @AsteraLabs, @jobyaviation, @VMware, and @RedHat to recent investments in @anyscalecompute, @fieldai_, @Figure_robot, @Minio, @runpod, and many more, we continue shaping the future of compute.

Our focus remains on #AI, #deeptech, cloud-native infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, and the broader foundry ecosystem. Programs like the Embedded Expert Program (ExP) and global portfolio events provide founders with the expertise, resources, and networks to scale faster and smarter.

The journey continues, supporting founders and technologies that will define the future of compute. More on our journey and vision in Anthony Lin's blog: https://t.co/w2V51SGFbQ

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

Today, @AyarLabs has joined the #NVIDIA NVLink Fusion ecosystem, making its #CPO products optically and electrically compatible with NVIDIA’s optical and SerDes technologies, allowing #hyperscalers to build optically-connected AI Infrastructure around NVIDIA’s platform. Read more about their partnership below.

[Ayar Labs @AyarLabs]

Today, @AyarLabs announced it has joined the @nvidia NVLink Fusion ecosystem, introducing co-packaged optics as a foundational building block for hyperscalers and system innovators deploying heterogeneous compute in NVIDIA AI factories.

Press Release:
https://t.co/vNhVcHzLIA

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

In a @theDeepView exclusive, @twelve_labs first application-layer product, Rodeo, was featured showcasing how it enables #creatives to find, edit, and assemble footage using natural language prompts. Read more about what Ryan Khurana, TwelveLab’s Agents and Applications Lead, had to say about the progression of #AI content creation and fighting #slop below. https://t.co/zY014aF9hV

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

“FieldAI is at the forefront of deploying general-purpose robots in unstructured settings where work is often dangerous and difficult for humans” - Cyrille Jacquemet, CRO at Ouster

@fieldai_ and @ousterlidar have partnered, combining FieldAI’s Field Foundation #Models with Ouster’s Rev8 digital lidar #technology to improve how autonomous #robots perceive and navigate complex industrial environments. Read more about the partnership below.

[Ouster @ousterlidar]

We’re collaborating with @fieldai_ to scale autonomous perception for general-purpose robots in the world's most challenging environments with Rev8 native color lidar.

"Scaling autonomous systems in demanding real-world conditions starts with advanced sensor technology. Ouster Rev8’s ruggedness, performance, and native color are helping FieldAI deliver next-generation physical AI solutions for industrial customers where it matters most, in the field.” - Andrew Mullen, Head of Hardware at FieldAI.

🔗 Read the full announcement here: https://t.co/k5PncSXkTG

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

Congratulations to @moderneinc on their recognition as a #Visionary in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Technical Debt Management Tools. Moderne builds the tools #agents rely on to operate reliably at #scale. Read the full report below.

[Moderne, Inc. @moderneinc]

We're proud to announce that Moderne has been recognized as a Visionary in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Technical Debt Management Tools.

Download the report to learn more: https://t.co/rGuGd4FWiF

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

CTO of @runpod Brennen Smith joined the TFiR show to discuss the findings of Runpod’s 2026 State of #AI Report, the ground-level realities of #open-source model adoption across modalities, and his predictions for AI #infrastructure for the rest of 2026. Listen to the full episode below.

[Runpod @runpod]

"The AI market looks nothing like the narrative."

Our CTO, Brennen Smith, went on TFiR to talk about what we're actually seeing in production.

Some of it will confirm what you've heard. A lot of it won't.

Curious what the data actually shows?

Find the full interview here: https://t.co/3OjyDogxTA

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

With #AI shifting from training to #Inference, @SambaNovaAI's upcoming SN50 chips are getting a closer look. @TechCrunch breaks down why purpose-built inference hardware is having a moment, including SambaNova's claim that its SN50s outperform not just GPUs, but also chips from Groq and Cerebras.

[SambaNova @SambaNovaAI]

📣 @TimFernholz at @TechCrunch breaks down how General Compute is building its inference cloud with SambaNova, and why faster, more efficient inference infrastructure is becoming critical for the next wave of AI.

Featuring insights from General Compute CEO @FPuklowski and CTO @GoodisonJason.

https://t.co/zahgWJrekt

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

@LightbitsLabs announced early #interoperability with the new #MSFT Windows Server NVMe-oF Initial Preview. Read more below about how this makes it easier for storage admins to deliver native, high-performance NVMe over TCP block storage to Windows Server environments without the need for legacy protocols or specialized hardware.

[Lightbits Labs @LightbitsLabs]

Lightbits announces early, initial interoperability with the new Microsoft Windows Server NVMe-oF Initiator Preview. 👉 Read full story: https://t.co/LrybI1uL6e
#NVMeoverTCP #WindowsServer #DataStorage #CloudInfrastructure #EnterpriseTech #LightbitsLabs

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

Congratulations to @AsteraLabs co-founders Jitendra Mohan, Sanjay Gajendra, and Casey Morrison on being named @EY_US World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026, an award that previously honored Jensen Huang and Michael Dell.

Read how the trio built Astera Labs from a Silicon Valley garage into a $60B public company designing the connectivity infrastructure powering today's AI data centers. They are only the fourth US winner in the award's 26-year history.

[FORTUNE @FortuneMagazine]

@AsteraLabs CEO Jitendra Mohan, along with co-founders Sanjay Gajendra and Casey Morrison, won the prestigious EY World Entrepreneur of the Year award in Monaco last night. https://t.co/JajVeoqxib

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

Featured in @Cybernews , @Security_score’s #threatintelligence highlights the new malware family called “Showboat,” targeting telecom providers in a stealth cyber campaign. SecurityScorecard researcher Gilad Friedenreich Maizles shared how the company’s in-house infrastructure-tracking system, Driftnet, can reveal adversary #infrastructure beyond what is initially reported. Read more below.

[SecurityScorecard @security_score]

📡 New headline alert 📡

Our new threat intelligence data on the China-linked “Showboat” malware campaign targeting telecommunications firms was just featured in a news article.

State-sponsored cyber espionage continues to aggressively target critical infrastructure, slipping past traditional defenses.

In this campaign, threat actors are leveraging specialized malware to establish long-term access within telecommunications networks — making real-time visibility across the broader digital supply chain more vital than ever.

Building on the findings about the campaign, STRIKE used SecurityScorecard's Driftnet engine to observe 14 additional IP addresses presenting the same exact certificate.

Get the full breakdown of the attack and STRIKE team's latest findings in the article below. 🌐👇

https://t.co/J7tbLaUAbV

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

Congrats to @QuantWareHQ for being named one of 2026’s top #superconducting quantum computing companies by @QZeitgeist because of its distinct architectural bet on third-party chip supply. Its innovative VIO technology routes chip connections vertically in three dimensions, a key approach to solving one of the field’s biggest scaling challenges. Read more here: https://t.co/yDOboD1qSX

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

@MinIO VP of Public Sector Deep Grewal contributed to @FederalNewsNet, sharing insights on #AI #adoption in federal agencies, and the critical infrastructure decisions that will enable success. Read more below.

[MinIO @Minio]

Federal agencies are in a new phase of AI adoption, where infrastructure decisions will define long-term success.

As VP of Public Sector Deep Grewal writes for @FederalNewsNet, scalable federal AI demands modern architectures built for resilience, portability, and operational independence across hybrid environments.

The path to trusted AI starts with the foundation. https://t.co/fBc2iyMlAV

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

Congratulations to Upscale AI, @CornelisHPC, @SambaNovaAI, Eliyan Corporation, @AyarLabs, and @AsteraLabs on their inclusion on the recently launched public and private Compute 100 lists. These companies are shaping the future of #compute, and were selected based on #capital raised, revenue, growth, and market #impact. Read more here: https://t.co/FsI4Wl7k30

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

Congrats to @hark_labs, a new #AI lab building advanced personalized #intelligence, on their $700M #SeriesA.

Hark is building what comes next: #agentic systems designed to interact naturally with people and the real world. Read more below.

[Hark @hark_labs]

Today we’re excited to announce over $700 million in Series A funding to accelerate our ambitions to realize a generational leap in computing.

Hark is an AI lab building the most advanced, personal intelligence in the world. We're pairing our own foundation models with bespoke hardware to create a universal interface between humans and machines.

Toward this goal, we’ve raised our Series A at a $6 billion post-money valuation. In a round led by Parkway Venture Capital, demand from investors was significant and oversubscribed, with participation from NVIDIA, Align Ventures, AMD Ventures, ARK Invest, Brookfield, Greycroft, Intel Capital, Prime Movers Lab, Qualcomm Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Tamarack Global.

With these resources at Hark’s disposal, we’re hiring some of the best talent from across the industry. We’ve also secured the infrastructure we need to bring many of our visions to life. We’ll train our next generation of models at our new NVIDIA B200 data center.

We’re ambitious, but we recognize the incredible challenges ahead. We plan to amplify human capacity, autonomy, and joy with an adept, personalized AI assistant. This is a time when the right way is the hard way. And the right approach requires a blend of bespoke-crafted software and hardware.

This round cements our ambitions to build the world-defining AI experiences of tomorrow. And as it turns out, tomorrow isn’t so far away.

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

The #AI industry is fueling a shift away from training and towards #Inference. @SambaNova Chief Architect Sumti Jairath spoke about the changing nature of the #semiconductor industry on DCD Zero Downtime.

Listen below to the full episode.

[SambaNova @SambaNovaAI]

Agentic AI changed the conversation.

It’s no longer just humans interacting with models. Now models are planning, reviewing, refining, & collaborating with other models to solve complex tasks.

🎧 @SumtiJairath breaks it down in this @dcdnews ep: https://t.co/9Wwc0vjUDb

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

New data from @OrchidSecurity found that as #enterprises rapidly adopt AI, “identity dark matter” now accounts for 57% of an organization’s identity landscape, presenting significant governance risks that security leaders will have to address.

Read more about the results of their Identity Gap: Snapshot 2026 report here. https://t.co/XZ8rxs4vuJ

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

ICYMI, @ScienceLogic’s Arturo Oliver sat down with @DIGIWORLD_INFO to discuss why the #edge is becoming the new #frontier for #observability. Watch the episode below to learn about how organizations can leverage observability at the edge.

[ScienceLogic @ScienceLogic]

ScienceLogic's Arturo Oliver sat down with Digitalisation World to share why observability is essential for modern distributed operations and how organizations can turn disconnected telemetry into actionable insight.

🎥 Watch the full episode: https://t.co/qAOSKvYTy7

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

Elastx is expanding its cloud platform with @LightbitsLabs software-defined storage, moving away from proprietary hardware without sacrificing performance. Read more about their partnership below.

[Lightbits Labs @LightbitsLabs]

🚀 Exciting News: Elastx supercharges its cloud with Lightbits! What does this mean for Elastx?
✨ Zero Hardware Lock-in ✨ Enhanced Resilience ✨ Lower TCO
Read the full story: https://t.co/BG4d6ZiQBZ
#NVMeSSD #SoftwareDefinedStorage #CloudInfrastructure #Lightbits #Elastx

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

To help #healthcare advertisers measure what's actually driving patient acquisition, @Freshpaint_app and @Nextdoor announced a new integration that connects hyperlocal neighborhood ad campaigns to real downstream outcomes like booked appointments, without the compliance risk.

Learn more about the integration below:

[Nextdoor @Nextdoor]

Nextdoor is now integrated with Freshpaint — and for healthcare advertisers, this changes what local at scale marketing can actually prove. 🏡

110M+ verified neighbors. High-intent local moments. Neighborhood-level attribution that connects directly to patient outcomes — inside Freshpaint’s privacy-first infrastructure.

Incremental reach. No compliance risk. Real ROI.

Local trust has always driven healthcare growth. Now it's measurable → https://t.co/yaXcy6qdma

[Intel Capital @intelcapital]

Reimagining how the next generation of soccer fans discovers the sport, @WSC_Sports and @LaLiga launched GOALITOS, an AI-powered animated series that weaves real LALIGA moments into character-driven stories for kids.

WSC Studios combines human-led creative direction with sports-specific #AI tools to show how sports IP can reach new audiences beyond highlights and broadcasts.

Read more below:

[WSC Sports @WSC_Sports]

Introducing GOALITOS by @LaLiga & WSC Sports ⚽️

Created by WSC Studios, GOALITOS brings LALIGA to young fans through original sports IP.