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Cornelis Networks

The Intel Omni-Path spinout building an open, programmable fabric that runs compute inside the network for AI and HPC.
Cornelis Networks builds high-performance network fabrics for AI and high-performance computing, as an open alternative to NVIDIA InfiniBand and standard Ethernet. The company was formed when Intel's Omni-Path Architecture business was carved out in September 2020, and has since taken the technology through Omni-Path Express and the 400Gbps CN5000 to the 800Gbps CN6000 Ethernet SuperNIC. Its September 2026 Active Compute Fabric architecture moves the company into scale-up networking: programmable compute is built into the fabric so collective operations and data transformation happen in flight, on the argument that roughly half of GPU hours in large clusters are spent waiting on data. It is led by CEO Lisa Spelman, formerly Intel's data-centre GM, and is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
AI 📍 Wayne, PA Founded 2019
Current Valuation
Private
PRIVATE

IPO Outlookprivate

Is Cornelis Networks going public?
No. Cornelis Networks is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Cornelis Networks' valuation in 2026?
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Has Cornelis Networks filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Cornelis Networks.
Who are Cornelis Networks' investors?
Cornelis Networks' investors include IAG Capital Partners, Intel Capital, Adit Ventures, Foresight Group, KittyHawk Ventures, Ridgeline Partners and 2 more.
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Company Profile

CEO
Lisa Spelman
Founded
2019
HQ
Wayne, PA
Employees
250+
Total Raised
$256.75M
Growth
Over 250 employees, up from the 2020 Intel carve-out. Shipping into national-lab and academic supercomputing — CN5000 runs Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory systems for the NNSA and upgraded TACC’s Stampede3 — and the company is a partner on the US Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission. Server and platform work with AMD, Supermicro, Lenovo, NEC, xFusion, NextSilicon and Penguin Solutions, and a September 2026 collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies on rack-scale AI infrastructure.
Last Round
Series C — $205M (Sep 2026) · Lead: IAG Capital Partners
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

Series C · $205M · this month
privateTotal raised $256.75M3 disclosed rounds

Growth & Valuation

Capital raised per round
Capital raised per funding round$23MSeries A (spinout financing)$29MSeries B$205MSeries C
Charts built from publicly disclosed funding rounds and revenue estimates. Approximate, not real-time, not investment advice.

Funding History

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series C$205MSep 2026IAG Capital Partners
Series B$29MNov 2022IAG Capital Partners
Series A (spinout financing)$22.75MSep 2020

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Founders & Key People

Philip Murphy Jr.

Investors

IAG Capital Partners · Intel Capital · Adit Ventures · Foresight Group · KittyHawk Ventures · Ridgeline Partners · SQN Venture Partners · Global Brain

Products

  • Active Compute Fabric — an open architecture spanning scale-up and scale-out networking that combines lossless transport, in-fabric acceleration and programmable compute, so the network operates on data in flight (offloading collectives, compressing) rather than only moving it. Built on UALink and ESUN for scale-up and Ultra Ethernet for scale-out.
  • CN5000 — 400Gbps Omni-Path scale-out interconnect (switches, SuperNICs, director switches), shipping since June 2025
  • CN6000 — 800Gbps Ethernet SuperNIC, sampling with customers as of September 2026 with expanded availability expected in Q4 2026
  • Omni-Path Express (OPX) — the software/fabric stack inherited and rearchitected from the Intel Omni-Path business

Competitors

NVIDIA · Arista Networks · Cisco · Broadcom · Enfabrica
AI infrastructureAI networkingHPCdata center networkingIntel spinoutOmni-PathUltra Ethernetsemiconductors
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of recent date. Refreshed quarterly.