UPSCALE AI RAISES $180M-$200M IN THIRD ROUND
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Upscale AI, an artificial intelligence networking infrastructure startup, is in talks to raise $180M to $200M at a $2 billion valuation. The funding round marks the company's third major capital raise in seven months.
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