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🚀 Together AI just raised $800M Series C at an $8.3B valuation and it's one of the biggest AI infrastructure deals of 2026. Here's why it matters: → Open-source AI usage has tripled industry-wide in the past year → Annual bookings hit $1.15B from customers like Cursor, Cognition & Suno → Investors committed 500 megawatts of compute enough to power a city → Customers saving 6x–20x vs closed-model APIs like OpenAI NVIDIA, Aramco Ventures, General Catalyst, Salesforce Ventures, and Vista Equity all backed the round. When the chipmaker backs the company renting its chips that's a signal. The era of paying per-token to a handful of closed-model providers has a well-funded alternative. 👇 🔗 Full breakdown: https://lnkd.in/gdwKa35t #AI #StartupFunding #TogetherAI #OpenSource #AIInfrastructure #Neocloud #VentureCapital