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Fundamental raised $255M Series A at $1.2B valuation for structured data AI. While LLMs handle text well, they fail on enterprise tables with billions of rows. Fundamental built Nexus — a Large Tabular Model that processes massive datasets without transformer limits. • $255M led by Oak HC/FT, Valor Equity, Battery Ventures • 7-figure Fortune 100 contracts already signed • 20x faster inference vs traditional GPU clusters • Strategic AWS partnership for deployment Founder steps: • Built non-transformer architecture for structured data • Secured Fortune 100 pilots before major funding • Partnered with AWS for distribution channel • Demonstrated 20x performance benchmarks Takeaway: Enterprise AI beyond chat is a billion-dollar opportunity. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/fundamental-raises-255-million-series-a-with-a-new-take-on-big-data-analysis/ Brewed by Startup Beaker. #startups#AI