Funding · AI & Deep Tech

AI infrastructure startup Nava eyes $200 million funding

By Startup Enthusiast · 24 September 2026

What they do

Nava provides specialized cloud infrastructure designed specifically for AI model training, inference, and high-performance data storage

The startup is in advanced negotiations to raise $200 million in a new funding round led by existing investor Greenoaks

This potential investment would significantly boost the company's valuation and support its expansion in the competitive AI infrastructure sector

AI infrastructure startup Nava is currently in talks to secure approximately $200 million in new funding.
The round is expected to be led by Greenoaks, which is an existing investor in the company.
This capital injection would mark the company's second major fundraise in less than six months.
The startup is reportedly negotiating a valuation of around $750 million as part of these discussions.
The funds will likely support the development of its private cloud infrastructure stack built for the AI era.

Investor interest in Indian AI and data centre infrastructure startups has surged significantly throughout the year.
Several companies in the AI space have recently secured large funding rounds, signaling a maturing ecosystem.
Greenoaks has a history of increasing its investment exposure in portfolio companies as their conviction grows.

Nava builds a cloud platform engineered from the ground up for AI workloads rather than traditional applications.
Its offerings include GPU Fabric for distributed training and Inference As A Service for scaling model endpoints.
The company provides high-performance data systems including parallel file systems and managed vector databases.
It offers enterprise-grade security features such as hardware isolation and cryptographically signed model artifacts.
The platform aims to automate infrastructure provisioning and scaling to allow developers to focus on AI intelligence.

Greenoaks (lead) — A US-based investor known for increasing its stake in companies over multiple rounds.
RTP Global (existing) — Early-stage venture capital firm.
Unicorn India Ventures (existing) — Investment firm focusing on early-stage Indian startups.

Product: Full-stack neocloud AI platform with GPU-as-a-service enabling businesses to run AI and machine learning workloads without managing own infrastructure
Customers: Enterprise customers and AI development teams requiring scalable GPU infrastructure for compute-heavy workloads
How it makes money: Cloud infrastructure platform-as-a-service with GPU compute resources and AI development tools
What sets it apart: Developer-first AI-native private cloud platform for enterprise use cases with specialized data centre design