Volantis

“Volantis raised the second-largest round of the week... $88 million from Lachy Groom, Abstract Ventures”

“Hertha Metals ($134 million) and Volantis ($88 million) together account for $222 million, about 39% of the week's total.”

“The interesting angle is not just speed: it is whether optical interconnects can change the cost curve of inference the way GPUs changed training.”