# New AI Compute and Inference Startups Founded Since 2020: Market Map 2026 (117 Companies)

> 117 AI compute and inference startups founded in 2020 or later, mapped in 6 segments, best-funded first: $17B raised. Updated nightly.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-ai-compute-and-inference-startups-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

## GPU clouds

42

- [Sharon AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharon-ai)
- [Bitdeer Technologies Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitdeer-technologies-group)
- [TensorWave](https://millionrounds.com/company/tensorwave)
- [Modal Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/modal-labs)
- [GMI Cloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/gmi-cloud)
- [Infinigence AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/infinigence-ai)
- [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)
- [Kindo](https://millionrounds.com/company/kindo)
- [HPC-AI Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/hpc-ai-technology)
- [Dapple](https://millionrounds.com/company/dapple)
- [Hosted.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/hosted-ai)
- [*EA* Exabits AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/exabits-ai)
- [Prodia](https://millionrounds.com/company/prodia)
- [Thunder Compute](https://millionrounds.com/company/thunder-compute)
- [Lyceum](https://millionrounds.com/company/lyceum)
- [Resolutiion](https://millionrounds.com/company/resolutiion)
- [Makora](https://millionrounds.com/company/makora)
- [Greenpixie](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenpixie)
- [Strong Compute](https://millionrounds.com/company/strong-compute)
- [Alpic](https://millionrounds.com/company/alpic)
- [Row64](https://millionrounds.com/company/row64)

+18 more

## Data centres and power

27

- [5C](https://millionrounds.com/company/5c)
- [Scala Data Centers](https://millionrounds.com/company/scala-data-centers)
- [Lumilens](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumilens)
- [Cowboy Space Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/cowboy-space-corporation)
- [Emerald AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/emerald-ai)
- [Amperesand](https://millionrounds.com/company/amperesand)
- [Hydra Host](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydra-host)
- [DG Matrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/dg-matrix)
- [GridCARE](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridcare)
- [GreenScale Data Centres](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenscale-data-centres)
- [Accelsius](https://millionrounds.com/company/accelsius)
- [Orbital Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/orbital-industries)
- [Prometheus Hyperscale](https://millionrounds.com/company/prometheus-hyperscale)
- [Lumen Orbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumen-orbit)
- [Ampera](https://millionrounds.com/company/ampera)
- [OpenInfer](https://millionrounds.com/company/openinfer)
- [TakeMe2Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/takeme2space)
- [Metrobloks](https://millionrounds.com/company/metrobloks)
- [GridFree AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridfree-ai)
- [Internet Backyard](https://millionrounds.com/company/internet-backyard)
- [Finchetto](https://millionrounds.com/company/finchetto)
- [Tensor9](https://millionrounds.com/company/tensor9)
- [Lucend](https://millionrounds.com/company/lucend)
- [Jet.AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/jet-ai)

+3 more

## AI chips

21

- [Etched](https://millionrounds.com/company/etched)
- [Fractile](https://millionrounds.com/company/fractile)
- [Positron AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/positron-ai)
- [Rebellions](https://millionrounds.com/company/rebellions)
- [OLIX](https://millionrounds.com/company/olix)
- [Axelera AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/axelera-ai)
- [Celestial AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/celestial-ai)
- [Eridu](https://millionrounds.com/company/eridu)
- [nEye.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/neye-ai)
- [Panmnesia](https://millionrounds.com/company/panmnesia)
- [Sapeon Korea](https://millionrounds.com/company/sapeon-korea)
- [HyperAccel](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperaccel)
- [OXMIQ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxmiq-labs)
- [ZML](https://millionrounds.com/company/zml)
- [Dnotitia](https://millionrounds.com/company/dnotitia)
- [GEMESYS](https://millionrounds.com/company/gemesys)
- [Discovered Materials](https://millionrounds.com/company/discovered-materials)
- [Skycore Semiconductors](https://millionrounds.com/company/skycore-semiconductors)
- [Aylight](https://millionrounds.com/company/aylight)
- [SEMRON](https://millionrounds.com/company/semron)
- [QWERKY AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/qwerky-ai)

## Inference platforms

19

- [Fireworks AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/fireworks-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)
- [FriendliAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/friendliai)
- [Featherless.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/featherless-ai)
- [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)
- [VMind AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/vmind-ai)
- [Doubleword](https://millionrounds.com/company/doubleword)
- [Inference Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/inference-labs)
- [DecentralGPT](https://millionrounds.com/company/decentralgpt)
- [yasp](https://millionrounds.com/company/yasp)
- [Berget AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/berget-ai)
- [each::labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/each-labs)

## Training and fine-tuning

4

- [Rapidata](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapidata)
- [Pipeshift](https://millionrounds.com/company/pipeshift)
- [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

42 startups · $5.8B raised

- [**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
- [**TensorWave**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tensorwave) TensorWave is an AMD-exclusive AI and HPC cloud platform founded in 2023 and based in Las Vegas, Nevada. United States $450M
- [**Modal Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/modal-labs) Modal develops machine learning software to help run code in the cloud. United States $442M
- [**GMI Cloud**](https://millionrounds.com/company/gmi-cloud) GMI Cloud creatE the foundation for the AI-driven future, ensuring the technology of tomorrow can propel our world forward. United States $372M
- [**Infinigence AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/infinigence-ai) Infinigence AI is an enterprise AI cloud platform that focuses on the full lifecycle of machine learning and generative AI workloads. China $344M
- [**ScaleOps**](https://millionrounds.com/company/scaleops) ScaleOps is an autonomous cloud and AI infrastructure company founded in 2022, specializing in real-time Kubernetes resource optim United States $188M
- [**Prime Intellect**](https://millionrounds.com/company/prime-intellect) Prime Intellect is a technology company based in Dover, Delaware, focused on building an open superintelligence stack. United States $180M

### Data centres and power

27 startups · $3.5B raised

- [**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
- [**Scala Data Centers**](https://millionrounds.com/company/scala-data-centers) Scala Data Centers is a scaled hyper-scale data center operator located in Brazil. Brazil $804M
- [**Lumilens**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumilens) Lumilens addresses the red hot market for AI data center infrastructure by designing, manufacturing and selling photonic interconn United States $709M
- [**Cowboy Space Corporation**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cowboy-space-corporation) Cowboy Space Corporation is a space infrastructure company dedicated to building orbital data centers for artificial intelligence. United States $275M
- [**Emerald AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/emerald-ai) Emerald AI is an energy technology company based in Washington, D.C., founded in 2024 by Varun Sivaram. United States $173M
- [**Amperesand**](https://millionrounds.com/company/amperesand) Amperesand is a Singapore-based deep-tech company founded in 2023, specializing in the design and manufacture of Medium Voltage So Singapore $110M
- [**Hydra Host**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydra-host) Hydra Host is a Miami-based technology company founded in 2021. United States $100M
- [**DG Matrix**](https://millionrounds.com/company/dg-matrix) DG Matrix is a cleantech company based in Raleigh, North Carolina, founded in 2022. United States $80M

### AI chips

21 startups · $5.0B raised

- [**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
- [**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
- [**Rebellions**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rebellions) Rebellions is a South Korean fabless semiconductor company founded in September 2020. South Korea $650M
- [**OLIX**](https://millionrounds.com/company/olix) OLIX is an AI company focused on developing advanced hardware solutions for AI inference workloads. United Kingdom $532M
- [**Axelera AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/axelera-ai) Axelera AI is a European AI semiconductor company based in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Netherlands $250M
- [**Celestial AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/celestial-ai) Celestial AI is a semiconductor and AI infrastructure company specializing in optical interconnect technology for data centers and United States $250M
- [**Eridu**](https://millionrounds.com/company/eridu) Eridu is a hardware startup based in Silicon Valley, founded in 2023. United States $200M

### Inference platforms

19 startups · $2.2B 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
- [**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
- [**FriendliAI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/friendliai) FriendliAI is a generative AI infrastructure company based in Redwood City, California, with roots in Seoul, South Korea. United States $20M
- [**Featherless.ai**](https://millionrounds.com/company/featherless-ai) Featherless AI is a technology company based in San Francisco, founded in 2023 by Eugene Cheah, Harrison Vanderbyl, and Wesley George. United States $20M

### Training and fine-tuning

4 startups · $16M raised

- [**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
- [**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
- [**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, and was founded in 2020 or later. 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. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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