--- title: Weka raises $140M as the AI boom bolsters data platforms description: Startups that promise to fix data problems in AI-powered projects are receiving significant funding. Weka, a platform for building data pipelines, raised $140... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/weka-raises-140m-as-the-ai-boom-bolsters-data-platforms-avdtnu4iv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Weka raises $140M as the AI boom bolsters data platforms | daily.dev og:description: Startups that promise to fix data problems in AI-powered projects are receiving significant funding. Weka, a platform for building data pipelines, raised $140... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/weka-raises-140m-as-the-ai-boom-bolsters-data-platforms-avdtnu4iv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/AVdTNu4IV.png og:image:alt: Weka raises $140M as the AI boom bolsters data platforms og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Weka raises $140M as the AI boom bolsters data platforms **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Startups that promise to fix data problems in AI-powered projects are receiving significant funding. Weka, a platform for building data pipelines, raised $140 million in a Series E round, led by Valor Equity Partners. Weka's core offering is a parallel file system that can speed up AI model training by reducing data transfer time. It competes with data platforms like DataDirect, Pure Storage, NetApp, and Vast Data. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#startup](https://daily.dev/tags/startup), [#venture-capital](https://daily.dev/tags/venture-capital), [#data-management](https://daily.dev/tags/data-management) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/weka-raises-140m-as-the-ai-boom-bolsters-data-platforms-avdtnu4iv) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Weka raises $140M as the AI boom bolsters data platforms","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/weka-raises-140m-as-the-ai-boom-bolsters-data-platforms-avdtnu4iv","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/weka-raises-140m-as-the-ai-boom-bolsters-data-platforms-avdtnu4iv"},"datePublished":"2024-05-15T13:05:13.902Z","dateModified":"2024-05-15T13:05:13.302Z","description":"Startups that promise to fix data problems in AI-powered projects are receiving significant funding. Weka, a platform for building data pipelines, raised $140...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3ec67f7d549e410355e628b30d5f1f0f?_a=AQAEuiZ","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3ec67f7d549e410355e628b30d5f1f0f?_a=AQAEuiZ","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/weka-raises-140m-as-the-ai-boom-bolsters-data-platforms-avdtnu4iv","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai,startup,venture-capital,data-management","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Weka raises $140M as the AI boom bolsters data platforms"}]} ```