MoneyAugust 12, 2026via SiliconAngle
IBM inks $240M infrastructure deal with AI-optimized cloud operator Together AI
Why it matters
Strategic infrastructure deal signals IBM and Nvidia backing a credible competitor to the hyperscaler AI-cloud duopoly. Together AI raised $800M recently; this contract gives it bankable, non-cloud-vendor revenue and IBM a foothold in AI-optimized infrastructure outside its own platforms.
Key signals
- $240M IBM infrastructure deal with Together AI
- Together AI raised $800M in recent funding round
- Nvidia was part of Together AI's funding consortium
- IBM will use Nvidia chips for Together AI's workloads
- Together AI positioned as AI-optimized cloud operator
- Deal announced August 2026
The hook
$240M. IBM is betting hard on Together AI's cloud-compute stack—and so did Nvidia's fund just weeks prior.
IBM Corp. will provide infrastructure to artificial intelligence startup Together AI Inc. as part of a $240 million deal announced today. The partnership comes a few weeks after the latter company raised $800 million in funding. The consortium that provided the capital included Nvidia Corp., whose c…