PEAK:AIO Raises $6.8M Seed Funding to Fuel Global Expansion

PEAK:AIO, a pioneering data infrastructure company focused on AI-first data acceleration, has successfully secured $6.8 million in a seed funding round. This significant financial injection will drive the expansion of its innovative data storage solutions and support its ambitious global growth strategy. The investment was spearheaded by Pembroke VCT, which contributed $5 million, with additional backing from Praetura Ventures and a notable investor from Silicon Valley.

The company plans to channel these funds into advancing its AI technology, enhancing its groundbreaking platform for the data storage industry, and broadening its international operations. PEAK:AIO has quickly gained recognition for tackling one of the most pressing issues in artificial intelligence: data acceleration. Its platform is already deployed across various AI applications, achieving record-breaking performance in low-latency and high-efficiency operations, from edge inference tasks to core model training processes. This technical superiority has made it the preferred infrastructure for AI teams that demand uninterrupted, high-speed data processing.

Fred Ursell, Head of Investments at Pembroke Investment Managers, highlighted the strategic importance of this investment. “Major technological shifts often reveal critical bottlenecks that hinder advancement. In the AI sector, storage has emerged as that bottleneck, with GPUs frequently left waiting for data. PEAK:AIO has developed a solution from the ground up that reverses this dynamic, fully unleashing the capabilities of AI infrastructure. With a leadership team that has a proven track record of scaling and successfully exiting transformative businesses, and with early adoption by some of the world’s most demanding customers, we are confident that PEAK:AIO will play a vital role in the ongoing AI revolution.”

Louise Chapman, NPIF II Fund Principal at Praetura Ventures, commented on the timing of the investment. “Our decision to invest in PEAK:AIO coincides with a pivotal moment for the AI industry, especially with recent announcements from tech giants like Google, Microsoft, and Nvidia planning multibillion-dollar investments in the UK. This development is set to create even greater opportunities for innovative companies like PEAK:AIO, which has already demonstrated impressive momentum both domestically and internationally. We are excited to support the team as they enter this next phase of growth.”

With this new capital, PEAK:AIO is accelerating its transition from delivering exceptional performance in single-node systems to constructing the future of scalable, AI-native infrastructure. The company will fast-track the rollout of its advanced pNFS platform, kvcache, and AI-optimized S3 solutions, while also integrating modern architectures such as CXL. Expanding its global presence through strategic partnerships and on-site deployments is another key priority.

Mark Klarzynski, Co-Founder and CSO of PEAK:AIO, emphasized the company’s forward-looking vision. “We have already demonstrated what genuinely AI-first infrastructure can accomplish; now we are scaling that vision. This funding enables the next evolution of PEAK:AIO: an open, high-performance system designed to outperform legacy solutions at every turn. Our upcoming designs are engineered to establish a new benchmark, one that traditional systems were never built to achieve.”

Roger Cummings, President and CEO of PEAK:AIO, reflected on the company’s rapid ascent. “The market response to PEAK:AIO has surpassed our highest expectations. From day one, our mission has been to provide a solution capable of matching the explosive growth of AI workloads. Today, we are proud to see top-tier organizations relying on PEAK:AIO to remove data bottlenecks and fully unlock their AI pipelines. Supported by our partners and investors, we are moving swiftly toward a future where data infrastructure becomes a powerful competitive advantage, not a limitation.”

PEAK:AIO is a software-centric infrastructure firm delivering next-generation data solutions for artificial intelligence. Trusted by global leaders in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and enterprise AI, the company enables real-time, low-latency inference and training with memory-class performance, RDMA acceleration, and maintenance-free deployment models.

Pembroke VCT, established in 2013 and managed by Pembroke Investment Managers LLP, invests in growth-stage companies within the consumer, business services, and technology sectors. The venture capital trust provides both capital and strategic guidance to entrepreneurs, accelerating growth and building lasting value. Its portfolio includes innovative brands such as LYMA and Seatfrog, with successful exits like Pasta Evangelists and ME+EM. Pembroke VCT is dedicated to partnering with ambitious founders and offering investors access to the UK’s most dynamic enterprises.

Praetura Ventures is committed to delivering value beyond capital, offering portfolio companies essential support such as expertise, resources, networks, and strategic advice. Since 2019, the firm has backed more than 60 companies, including Street Group, AccessPay, and BankiFi. With assets under management exceeding £340 million, Praetura also manages the £100 million Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II, focusing on equity investments in the North West of England. The firm recently announced its planned merger with Par Equity to form PXN Group, pending regulatory approval.

(Source: ITWire Australia)