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Parag Agrawal's AI startup Parallel hit a $2 billion valuation, emerging as a data orchestration and governance play adjacent to the hyperscaler build-out.

Underscores investor appetite for 'AI plumbing' startups; Parallel's valuation suggests consolidation plays in data ops will command significant multiples.
Trade pressSlicast · July 18, 2026 at 14:20 UTC · US · Source: Analytics Insight
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