{
  "id": 5104592,
  "title": "Nvidia se une a Criteria y entra en iPronics, en una ronda de 108 millones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nvidia-se-une-a-criteria-y-entra-en-ipronics-en-una-ronda-de-108",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T14:02:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/valencia/2026/09/02/6a982695468aeb2c678b4595.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Nvidia has joined forces with Criteria Ventures to invest in iPronics, a company specializing in AI infrastructure. The Series B round of funding totaled 108 million euros ($125 million), led by Maverick Silicon and Light Street Capital. Nvidia participated as a strategic investor alongside existing backers Criteria Venture Tech, Triatomic Capital, Bosch Ventures, Catalight Capital, European Innovation Council Fund, The Tate Family Trust, Fine Structure Ventures, Amadeus Capital Partners, and Build Collective.\n\nThe company plans to use the funds to expand operations, accelerate commercial deployment, and address the growing demand for its Optical Networking Engine, iPronics ONE. This real-time reconfigurable optical switch for AI clusters dynamically optimizes connectivity between GPU clusters.\n\nWith a central office in Valencia, iPronics opened a Santa Clara, California office to strengthen its U.S. presence. CEO Christian Dupont hailed the funding support from Maverick Silicon, Light Street Capital, and Nvidia as a powerful validation of their vision, propelling iPronics into a new tier of optical networking leaders.\n\nThis investment will enable the company to significantly accelerate commercialization and ensure data centers can fully utilize their GPUs without compromising performance, Dupont added. Founded in 2019 as a spin-off from the Universitat Politècnica de València after years of research in programmable photonics, iPronics pioneered solutions for optical connectivity, including the industry's first real-time optical circuit switching layer for AI cluster networks. Its flagship product, iPronics ONE, replaces static network topologies with a software-controlled optical trunk that dynamically reconfigures bandwidth in real-time, boosting effective utilization, reducing energy consumption, and lowering cost per token. The company currently employs around 100 people and aims to double its workforce within the next year.",
  "summary": "La empresa de infraestructuras para IA acaba de abrir una sede en California. Leer",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}