Inferact is a startup founded by creators and core maintainers of vLLM, the most popular open-source LLM inference engine. Our mission is to grow vLLM as the world's AI inference engine and accelerate AI progress.
Location: United States
Total raised: $150M
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 26.01.2026 | Seed | $150M | Altimeter ... |
Mentions in press and media 6
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| 27.01.2026 | Inferact Secures $150M to Revolutionize AI Inference | Inferact, a San Francisco-based AI firm, just secured a significant $150 million in seed funding. This substantial investment, co-led by industry giants Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners, signals strong confidence in the c... |
| 26.01.2026 | Inferact Raises $150M in Seed Funding | Inferact, a San Francisco, CA-based developer of a high-performance AI inference engine, raised $150m in seed funding. The round was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Alt... |
| 25.01.2026 | $150M за движок ускорения нейросетей: команда vLLM основала Inferact | Команда vLLM — самого популярного open-source движка для запуска больших языковых моделей — основала стартап Inferact и привлекла $150M seed при оценке $800M. Раунд возглавили Andreessen Horowitz и Lightspeed, участвовали Sequoia, Databrick... |
| 23.01.2026 | Inferact Launches With $150 Million Funding At $800M Valuation To Commercialize vLLM As Inference Demand Surges | Inferact, a new AI infrastructure startup founded by creators and core maintainers of the open-source vLLM inference engine, has launched with $150 million in seed funding at an $800 million valuation, positioning the company to push perfor... |
| 22.01.2026 | Inferact launches with $150M in funding to commercialize vLLM Send us a News Tip EXTRACT THE SIGNAL FROM THE NOISE Cookies | A group of artificial intelligence researchers today launched Inferact Inc., a new startup that will commercialize the open-source vLLM project. The company is backed by $150 million in seed funding. Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed led t... |
| - | Inferact | “Inferact is a startup founded by creators and core maintainers of vLLM, the most popular open-source LLM inference engine. Our mission is to grow vLLM as the world's AI inference engine and accelerate AI progress.” |