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   Startups

   Etched Fields Funding Offers at Valuations as High as $50 Billion

   AI chip startup Etched is reportedly reviewing investment offers valuing it at $40-$50 billion, weeks after its $21 billion funding round.

   By Shivangi Yadav6 October 20262 min read
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   AI

   Jev AI Is Incredibly Fast at Making Decisions — but Its Limits Matter

   Jev AI from TypeSafe is built for fast, structured decisions rather than open-ended generation, promising lower latency and cost for AI agents while raising important questions about…

   By Nihal Singh2 October 20267 min read
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   AI

   Modal Labs Nears $750 Million Funding Round at $15.75 Billion Valuation

   Modal Labs is nearing a $750 million funding round at a $15.75 billion valuation, as demand for AI inference infrastructure grows.

   By Shivangi Yadav29 September 20262 min read
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   Fintech

   Ramp Launches Router for AI Model Routing and Cost Control

   Ramp launches Router, an AI model routing service that lets U.S. users switch models, track token costs, and optimise inference through a single API.

   By Shivangi Yadav20 August 20262 min read

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   Startups

   Etched Raises $700M as Valuation Jumps to $21 Billion

   AI hardware startup Etched raised $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, doubling its Valuation in a month as it develops chips and systems for AI inference.

   By Shivangi Yadav18 August 20263 min read
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   AI

   Groq Raises $350M at $3.5B Valuation to Expand AI Inference Cloud

   Groq raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation to expand its AI inference cloud following its licensing agreement and deeper partnership with Nvidia.

   By Shivangi Yadav17 August 20263 min read
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   Brief

   OpenAI Previews Ultrafast Mode for GPT-5.6 Sol at Up to 14x Speed

   OpenAI introduces Ultrafast, a preview API service tier that runs GPT-5.6 Sol up to 14x faster and delivers up to output tokens per second.

   By Shivangi Yadav15 August 20262 min read
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   AI

   General Compute Secures $400 Million Loan to Expand AI Inference Cloud

   AI startup General Compute has secured a $400 million loan from Upper90 to expand its inference cloud, using inference-focused AI chips as collateral in a first-of-its-kind financing deal.

   By Shivangi Yadav18 July 20263 min read

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   AI

   French AI Startup ZML Launches Free Inference Platform for Multi-Chip AI Performance

   French AI startup ZML has introduced a free AI inference platform that accelerates large language models on Nvidia, AMD, Google TPU, Apple Metal, and Intel hardware, improving speed…

   By Shivangi Yadav10 July 20264 min read
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    Brief

    Baseten Eyes $1.5 Billion Funding Round as AI Inference Demand Surges

    AI inference startup Baseten is reportedly raising $1.5 billion at a valuation of up to $13 billion, highlighting strong investor confidence in AI infrastructure and inference technology…

    By Shivangi Yadav29 June 20262 min read
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    AI

    XCENA Secures $135 Million to Tackle AI Memory Bottlenecks and Cut Infrastructure Costs

    South Korean AI chip startup XCENA has raised $135 million in Series B funding to develop memory-centric AI chips designed to reduce data movement, improve inference performance, and lower…

    By Shivangi Yadav31 May 20268 min read
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    Startups

    AI inference startup Modal Labs in talks to raise at $2.5B valuation, sources say

    AI inference startup Modal Labs is reportedly in talks to raise fresh funding at a $2.5 billion valuation as demand for scalable AI infrastructure and model deployment accelerates.

    By Shivangi Yadav15 February 20262 min read