{"slug": "cisco-backed-silicon-valley-startup-eliyan-raises-145m-at-1b-valuation-to-build", "title": "Cisco-backed Silicon Valley startup Eliyan raises $145M at $1B valuation to build the future of AI interconnects", "summary": "Eliyan, a Santa Clara-based chip interconnect startup backed by Cisco, raised $145 million in an oversubscribed Series C round at a $1 billion valuation to develop advanced interconnects for AI systems.", "body_md": "Santa Clara-based chip interconnect startup Eliyan has raised $145 million in an oversubscribed Series C, valuing the company…", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cisco-backed-silicon-valley-startup-eliyan-raises-145m-at-1b-valuation-to-build", "canonical_source": "https://techfundingnews.com/cisco-backed-silicon-valley-startup-eliyan-raises-145m-at-1b-valuation-to-build-the-future-of-ai-interconnects/", "published_at": "2026-07-30 11:50:02+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-30 12:00:48.282999+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "ai-chips", "ai-startups"], "entities": ["Eliyan", "Cisco"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cisco-backed-silicon-valley-startup-eliyan-raises-145m-at-1b-valuation-to-build", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cisco-backed-silicon-valley-startup-eliyan-raises-145m-at-1b-valuation-to-build.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cisco-backed-silicon-valley-startup-eliyan-raises-145m-at-1b-valuation-to-build.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cisco-backed-silicon-valley-startup-eliyan-raises-145m-at-1b-valuation-to-build.jsonld"}}