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Fireworks AI raises $1.505B Series D at $17.5B (NEW — not in wide04)

Fireworks AI closed a $1.505B Series D at a $17.5B valuation, led by Atreides Management, Index Ventures and TCV, with NVIDIA, Lightspeed, Evantic, Bessemer, Menlo, Insight, Ontario Teachers', Lone Pine participating; ARR surpassed $1B (5x

On 2026-07-16, the verified AI news record added a significant funding, m&a & markets development: Fireworks AI closed a $1.505B Series D at a $17.5B valuation, led by Atreides Management, Index Ventures and TCV, with NVIDIA, Lightspeed, Evantic, Bessemer, Menlo, Insight, Ontario Teachers', Lone Pine participating; ARR surpassed $1B (5x YoY); 40T+ tokens/day.

Context

Fireworks AI closed a $1.505B Series D at a $17.5B valuation, led by Atreides Management, Index Ventures and TCV, with NVIDIA, Lightspeed, Evantic, Bessemer, Menlo, Insight, Ontario Teachers', Lone Pine participating; ARR surpassed $1B (5x YoY); 40T+ tokens/day. ~4.4x markup from its $4B Series C nine months earlier (Oct 2025). Largest US AI round of the July 13–17 week per Crunchbase. Thesis: enterprises building "specialized intelligence" on open models. Deal.

What changed

Fireworks AI closed a $1.505B Series D at a $17.5B valuation, led by Atreides Management, Index Ventures and TCV, with NVIDIA, Lightspeed, Evantic, Bessemer, Menlo, Insight, Ontario Teachers', Lone Pine participating; ARR surpassed $1B (5x YoY); 40T+ tokens/day. According to Business Wire (company PR); Pulse 2.0; Crunchbase News weekly roundup, the supporting record states: “Fireworks… today announced a $1.505 billion Series D round at a $17.5 billion valuation. The round was led by Atreides Management, Index Ventures, and TCV… Fireworks surpasses $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate, up 5x year-over-year." (Business Wire)”.

Why it matters

~4.4x markup from its $4B Series C nine months earlier (Oct 2025). Largest US AI round of the July 13–17 week per Crunchbase. Thesis: enterprises building "specialized intelligence" on open models. Deal. The deal matters because it shows where investors and strategic buyers see durable AI demand, and because the terms provide a market signal that product announcements alone do not.

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Details

The research file records the item under “Fireworks AI raises $1.505B Series D at $17.5B (NEW — not in wide04)” with source timing of July 16, 2026. The captured research confidence note is: High. Additional captured source links are listed below so readers can inspect the evidence trail rather than rely on a single summary. ~4.4x markup from its $4B Series C nine months earlier (Oct 2025). Largest US AI round of the July 13–17 week per Crunchbase. Thesis: enterprises building "specialized intelligence" on open models. Deal.

Limitations and caveats

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