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Wasabi has secured $70 million in new equity funding, lifting its valuation to $1.8 billion as the cloud storage provider sharpens its push into AI-focused infrastructure. The round, led by L2 Point with backing from Pure Storage and existing investors, follows the launch of an NVMe-based storage tier for AI workloads. 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