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Sign InReflecting the intensifying global race for AI infrastructure, startup Twelve Labs has raised $100 million in a Series B funding round. The round was led by major investors including Amazon, NEA, and Naver Ventures, aiming to advance AI models specialized in video search and understanding. The San Francisco-based company plans to use the capital to accelerate the development of technologies that allow enterprises to make vast amounts of video data easily searchable and actionable.
This investment comes as tech giants aggressively back specialized startups to bolster their ecosystem; Amazon aims to host Twelve Labs' workloads on its AWS Trainium chips. In comparison to peers, Nvidia continues to solidify its sector influence by participating in similar funding rounds, while competitors like AMD and Intel strive to gain ground in the AI chip market, with their stocks priced at $517.82 and $120.35 respectively per market data (close July 2, 2026).
In the markets, Amazon (AMZN) stood at $244.00, while Nvidia (NVDA) closed at $195.73 (close July 6, 2026). Investors are closely watching how these strategic partnerships will impact cloud computing growth in upcoming quarterly earnings, especially as venture capital continues to flow into generative video technologies and related infrastructure.