
Nexthop AI is an infrastructure startup building the most efficient Al infrastructure for the world's largest cloud operators. We are a cohesive team of seasoned industry experts, who through their…

Nexthop AI is an infrastructure startup building the most efficient Al infrastructure for the world's largest cloud operators. We are a cohesive team of seasoned industry experts, who through their…
Headquarters: Santa Clara, CA
Product focus: Power-efficient networking switches and architectures for AI/GPU clusters (NH-4000/5000 series)
Founded: 2024
Founder & CEO: Anshul Sadana
Latest disclosed funding: $500M Series B (Mar 2026), reported $4.2B valuation
AI datacenter networking and infrastructure for hyperscalers/cloud providers
2024
Computer Networking Products
$110M
Launch funding; additional investors reported to include Kleiner Perkins, WestBridge Capital, Battery Ventures and Emergent Ventures.
$500M
Reported oversubscribed round; participation from Andreessen Horowitz and others; reported post-money valuation ~$4.2B.
“Lightspeed Venture Partners (lead investor in Series A and Series B); participation from Andreessen Horowitz and several established VC firms”
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Company Overview:
We are a high-growth startup building next-generation high‑performance switching systems for hyperscale and AI data centers. Our platforms power large-scale cloud infrastructure, GPU clusters, and high-density compute environments where performance, reliability, and thermal efficiency are critical to customer operations.
Position Summary:
The Liquid Cooling Process Engineer owns the manufacturing process definition, validation, and scaling of liquid-cooled network products in conjunction with NH engineering. This role bridges thermal design, mechanical design, manufacturing engineering, reliability, and supply chain to ensure liquid-cooling solutions—cold plates, manifolds, hoses, quick-disconnects, and TIMs—are repeatable, leak-free, thermally efficient, and production-scalable.
The role is critical to enabling >50–100 kW per rack architectures, supporting next-generation AI fabrics and ultra-high-bandwidth network switches without compromising reliability or serviceability.
Key Responsibilities:
Process Definition & Development
NPI Execution (EVT → DVT → PVT → MP)
Assembly, Tooling & Automation
Quality, Reliability & Validation
Data, Monitoring & Continuous Improvement
Supplier & Partner Management
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