Phaidra raised over $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Collaborative Fund, with participation from NVIDIA and others, to enhance AI factories' efficiency.

Oct 01, 2025•2 months ago

Amount Raised

$50 Million

Round Type

series b

SeattleArtificial IntelligenceSoftware

Investors

Sony Innovation FundNvidiaIndex VenturesHelenaCollaborative Fund

Description

Phaidra announced a Series B funding round of more than $50 million led by Collaborative Fund, aimed at creating AI factories that are resource-efficient. The funding will help optimize complex power and cooling systems. Phaidra collaborates with industry leaders like NVIDIA to advance AI infrastructure. Their innovative technology aims to significantly improve the efficiency of data centers dedicated to AI workloads.

Company Information

Company

Phaidra

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States

About

Phaidra builds intelligent control systems for the world's most complex industrial facilities. By combining reinforcement learning and domain expertise, Phaidra helps operators achieve unprecedented levels of efficiency, reliability, and sustainability. The company was founded by Jim Gao, who previously led Google DeepMind's industrial AI efforts; Vedavyas Panneershelvam, a primary engineer on AlphaGo; and Katherine Hoffman, an operations leader with experience at Trane and Raytheon. Together, they launched Phaidra to bring cutting-edge AI into real-world infrastructure at a moment when the energy demands of AI itself are skyrocketing.

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