# AI Compute and Inference Market Map 2026: 266 Startups in 6 Segments > Market map of 266 AI compute and inference startups worldwide in 6 segments, from GPU clouds, data centres and power and AI chips on. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/ai-compute-and-inference-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## GPU clouds 101 - [Lambda](https://millionrounds.com/company/lambda) - [Baseten](https://millionrounds.com/company/baseten) - [Fluidstack](https://millionrounds.com/company/fluidstack) - [Sharon AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharon-ai) - [Bitdeer Technologies Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitdeer-technologies-group) - [Northern Data Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/northern-data-group) - [PaleBlueDot AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/palebluedot-ai) - [General Compute](https://millionrounds.com/company/general-compute) - [TensorWave](https://millionrounds.com/company/tensorwave) - [Modal Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/modal-labs) - [SenseTime](https://millionrounds.com/company/sensetime) - [GMI Cloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/gmi-cloud) - [Infinigence AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/infinigence-ai) - [WhiteFiber](https://millionrounds.com/company/whitefiber) - [Massed Compute](https://millionrounds.com/company/massed-compute) - [ScaleOps](https://millionrounds.com/company/scaleops) - [Prime Intellect](https://millionrounds.com/company/prime-intellect) - [Nexgen Cloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexgen-cloud) - [DeepInfra](https://millionrounds.com/company/deepinfra) - [Liqid](https://millionrounds.com/company/liqid) - [Eagle Eye Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/eagle-eye-networks) - [H2O.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/h2o-ai) - [QumulusAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/qumulusai) - [HEAVY.AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/heavy-ai) +77 more ## Data centres and power 66 - [Aligned Data Centers](https://millionrounds.com/company/aligned-data-centers) - [Crusoe](https://millionrounds.com/company/crusoe) - [Vantage Data Centers](https://millionrounds.com/company/vantage-data-centers) - [Core Scientific](https://millionrounds.com/company/core-scientific) - [NEXTDC](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextdc) - [DataBank](https://millionrounds.com/company/databank) - [SambaNova Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/sambanova-systems) - [5C](https://millionrounds.com/company/5c) - [Scala Data Centers](https://millionrounds.com/company/scala-data-centers) - [Intersect Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/intersect-power) - [Lumilens](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumilens) - [Cowboy Space Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/cowboy-space-corporation) - [KAO Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/kao-data) - [Galaxy Digital](https://millionrounds.com/company/galaxy-digital) - [Emerald AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/emerald-ai) - [Fermi America](https://millionrounds.com/company/fermi-america) - [*CG* Capstone Green Energy Holdings, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/capstone-green-energy-holdings-inc) - [Amperesand](https://millionrounds.com/company/amperesand) - [Watney Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/watney-robotics) - [Hydra Host](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydra-host) - [Hammerspace](https://millionrounds.com/company/hammerspace) - [DG Matrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/dg-matrix) - [GridCARE](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridcare) - [Submer](https://millionrounds.com/company/submer) +42 more ## AI chips 55 - [Nebius Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/nebius-group) - [Tenstorrent](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenstorrent) - [Etched](https://millionrounds.com/company/etched) - [Fractile](https://millionrounds.com/company/fractile) - [Ayar Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/ayar-labs) - [Positron AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/positron-ai) - [FuriosaAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/furiosaai) - [Rebellions](https://millionrounds.com/company/rebellions) - [OLIX](https://millionrounds.com/company/olix) - [Lightmatter](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightmatter) - [d-Matrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/d-matrix) - [Enflame](https://millionrounds.com/company/enflame) - [Axelera AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/axelera-ai) - [Celestial AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/celestial-ai) - [Tachyum](https://millionrounds.com/company/tachyum) - [*C* Cornelis](https://millionrounds.com/company/cornelis) - [Mythic](https://millionrounds.com/company/mythic) - [Eridu](https://millionrounds.com/company/eridu) - [POLYN Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/polyn-technology) - [Untether AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/untether-ai) - [Astera Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/astera-labs) - [iPronics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ipronics) - [Agrani Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrani-labs) - [Velaura AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/velaura-ai) +31 more ## Inference platforms 33 - [Fireworks AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/fireworks-ai) - [Gimlet Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/gimlet-labs) - [Approaching.AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/approaching-ai) - [Inferact](https://millionrounds.com/company/inferact) - [Chalk](https://millionrounds.com/company/chalk) - [Sygaldry Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/sygaldry-technologies) - [CentML](https://millionrounds.com/company/centml) - [Tigris Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/tigris-data) - [*IR* Inference Research](https://millionrounds.com/company/inference-research) - [Featherless.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/featherless-ai) - [FriendliAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/friendliai) - [Stanhope AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/stanhope-ai) - [ElastixAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/elastixai) - [Gensyn](https://millionrounds.com/company/gensyn) - [Simplismart](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplismart) - [Doubleword](https://millionrounds.com/company/doubleword) - [VMind AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/vmind-ai) - [Inference](https://millionrounds.com/company/inference) - [Impala AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/impala-ai) - [Plumerai](https://millionrounds.com/company/plumerai) - [Inference Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/inference-labs) - [DecentralGPT](https://millionrounds.com/company/decentralgpt) - [Subconscious](https://millionrounds.com/company/subconscious) - [yasp](https://millionrounds.com/company/yasp) +9 more ## Training and fine-tuning 7 - [RadixArk](https://millionrounds.com/company/radixark) - [Rapidata](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapidata) - [Raiinmaker](https://millionrounds.com/company/raiinmaker) - [Pipeshift](https://millionrounds.com/company/pipeshift) - [*M* Modelife](https://millionrounds.com/company/modelife) - [assisterr](https://millionrounds.com/company/assisterr) - [Cumulus Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/cumulus-labs) ## Retrieval and vector search 4 - [Parallel Web Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/parallel-web-systems) - [Judgment Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/judgment-labs) - [Mixedbread](https://millionrounds.com/company/mixedbread) - [Orama](https://millionrounds.com/company/orama) ## Segment by segment ### GPU clouds 101 startups · $23B raised - [**Lambda**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lambda) Train and scale AI on NVIDIA VR200 NVL 72, GB300 NVL 72, B300, B200, H200, H100, and more GPUs. United States $6.8B - [**Baseten**](https://millionrounds.com/company/baseten) Baseten is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in AI inference infrastructure. United States $4.0B - [**Fluidstack**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fluidstack) FluidStack is a GPU cloud for AI, ML and LLM companies. United States $3.0B - [**Sharon AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharon-ai) Sharon AI offers infrastructure for traditional AI and GenAI inference and training workloads, alongside on-demand cloud storage solutions. Australia $2.5B - [**Bitdeer Technologies Group**](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitdeer-technologies-group) Bitdeer is a provider of digital asset mining services for blockchain and high-performance computing. Singapore $725M - [**Northern Data Group**](https://millionrounds.com/company/northern-data-group) Northern Data builds and offers global infrastructure solutions in high-performance computing and AI cloud platforms. Germany $610M - [**PaleBlueDot AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/palebluedot-ai) PaleBlueDot AI is a Neocloud startup based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2024. United States $605M - [**General Compute**](https://millionrounds.com/company/general-compute) General Compute provides an ASIC-based cloud inference platform with an OpenAI-compatible API for deploying and serving AI models. United States $500M ### Data centres and power 66 startups · $45B raised - [**Aligned Data Centers**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aligned-data-centers) Aligned Data Centers is a prominent private hyperscale data center infrastructure provider, established in 2013 and headquartered United States $12B - [**Crusoe**](https://millionrounds.com/company/crusoe) Crusoe is an energy-first AI infrastructure company that develops and operates large-scale, AI-optimized data centers powered by c United States $9.9B - [**Vantage Data Centers**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vantage-data-centers) Vantage Data Centers designs and develops data center campuses to large cloud providers, AI enterprises, and other tech-driven businesses. United States $8.6B - [**Core Scientific**](https://millionrounds.com/company/core-scientific) Core Scientific operates blockchain data centers and manufactures digital currency mining servers. United States $5.4B - [**NEXTDC**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextdc) NEXTDC is Australia’s most trusted provider of premium data centre outsourcing solutions and connectivity services. Australia $1.1B - [**DataBank**](https://millionrounds.com/company/databank) DataBank is a prominent enterprise-class data center provider based in Dallas, Texas. United States $1.1B - [**SambaNova Systems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sambanova-systems) SambaNova Systems builds AI hardware and integrated systems to run AI applications from the data center to the cloud. United States $1.0B - [**5C**](https://millionrounds.com/company/5c) 5C is a data center that provides AI digital infrastructure, HPC systems, and scalable compute solutions for enterprises. Canada $835M ### AI chips 55 startups · $17B raised - [**Nebius Group**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nebius-group) Build and scale faster on the purpose-built AI cloud, engineered from silicon to API. Netherlands $4.2B - [**Tenstorrent**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenstorrent) Tenstorrent is a computing company that develops processors designed to help in faster training and adaptability to future algorithms. United States $3.0B - [**Etched**](https://millionrounds.com/company/etched) Etched is a technology company that has developed Sohu, the world’s first specialized chip (ASIC) designed specifically for transf United States $1.0B - [**Fractile**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fractile) Fractile is a UK-based technology company and semiconductor startup founded in 2022 by Dr. United Kingdom $960M - [**Ayar Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ayar-labs) Ayar Labs is a semiconductor company focused on transforming AI infrastructure through high-speed, light-based optical I/O solutions. United States $904M - [**Positron AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/positron-ai) Positron AI is a semiconductor and AI infrastructure company based in Reno, Nevada, founded in 2023. United States $875M - [**FuriosaAI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/furiosaai) FuriosaAI is a South Korean fabless semiconductor company founded in 2017, specializing in high-performance, power-efficient AI ch South Korea $743M - [**Rebellions**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rebellions) Rebellions is a South Korean fabless semiconductor company founded in September 2020. South Korea $650M ### Inference platforms 33 startups · $2.8B raised - [**Fireworks AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fireworks-ai) Fireworks AI is a generative AI infrastructure platform that specializes in delivering fast inference and full-parameter training United States $1.7B - [**Gimlet Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/gimlet-labs) Gimlet Labs is an applied AI research and product company located in San Francisco. United States $380M - [**Approaching.AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/approaching-ai) Approaching.AI was founded in 2023, with roots in the Institute of High Performance Computing at Tsinghua University. China $193M - [**Inferact**](https://millionrounds.com/company/inferact) Inferact is an AI infrastructure startup founded by the creators of vLLM, a leading open-source LLM inference engine. United States $150M - [**Chalk**](https://millionrounds.com/company/chalk) Chalk is a data platform designed for AI inference, enabling organizations to deploy, manage, and scale real-time machine learning United States $51M - [**Sygaldry Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sygaldry-technologies) Sygaldry Technologies is a quantum-AI infrastructure startup based in Mountain View, California. United States $33M - [**CentML**](https://millionrounds.com/company/centml) CentML accelerates Machine Learning workloads by maximizing training and inference efficiency leading to compute cost reduction. Canada $27M - [**Tigris Data**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tigris-data) Tigris Data is a software company founded in 2021 by the former Uber storage team. United States $25M ### Training and fine-tuning 7 startups · $127M raised - [**RadixArk**](https://millionrounds.com/company/radixark) RadixArk is an AI infrastructure company based in Palo Alto/Redwood City, California. United States $100M - [**Rapidata**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapidata) Rapidata is a Zurich-based AI infrastructure company that offers a scalable, on-demand data labeling platform. Switzerland $8.5M - [**Raiinmaker**](https://millionrounds.com/company/raiinmaker) Raiinmaker is a Web3 and AI technology company founded in 2018, focused on creating a decentralized AI infrastructure that allows United States $7.5M - [**Pipeshift**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pipeshift) Pipeshift is a San Francisco-based AI infrastructure startup that provides a modular orchestration platform for training, deployin United States $4.5M - [*M* **Modelife**](https://millionrounds.com/company/modelife) AI Infrastructure, Fine-tuning Service Provider, Individualized AI Design Hong Kong SAR China $3.2M - [**assisterr**](https://millionrounds.com/company/assisterr) Assisterr is a London-based AI infrastructure company founded in 2023. United Kingdom $2.8M - [**Cumulus Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cumulus-labs) Cumulus Labs develops software for creating, running, and managing virtual labs and hands-on training environments. United States $500K ### Retrieval and vector search 4 startups · $138M raised - [**Parallel Web Systems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/parallel-web-systems) Parallel Web Systems is an AI infrastructure company focused on enhancing how AI agents interact with the web. United States $100M - [**Judgment Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/judgment-labs) Judgment Labs is an AI infrastructure company specializing in Agent Behavior Monitoring (ABM). United States $32M - [**Mixedbread**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mixedbread) Mixedbread is an AI infrastructure company based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2023. Germany $5.5M - [**Orama**](https://millionrounds.com/company/orama) Orama is a San Francisco-based AI research lab and software company that specializes in search and AI infrastructure. United States $500K **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in AI compute and inference, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. 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