Inference startup Inferact lands $150M to commercialize vLLM

TechCrunch
2026.01.22 22:48
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Inference startup Inferact has raised $150 million in seed funding at an $800 million valuation, transitioning from the open-source project vLLM. The funding round was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. This move reflects a trend in AI towards deploying models in applications, with vLLM and similar technologies gaining investor interest. Inferact's CEO, Simon Mo, noted that existing users include Amazon's cloud service and a shopping app.