--- title: "AI inference startup Modal Labs in talks to raise at $2.5B valuation, sources say" type: "News" locale: "zh-HK" url: "https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/275670786.md" description: "Modal Labs, an AI inference startup, is reportedly raising funds at a valuation of $2.5 billion, more than doubling its previous valuation of $1.1 billion. General Catalyst is in talks to lead this funding round. Modal's annualized revenue run rate is approximately $50 million. The startup focuses on optimizing AI inference, which enhances efficiency and reduces response time. Other inference-focused companies have also recently secured significant funding, indicating strong investor interest in this sector. Modal was co-founded by Erik Bernhardsson in 2021, with backing from Lux Capital and Redpoint Ventures." datetime: "2026-02-11T22:58:16.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/275670786.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275670786.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/275670786.md) --- > 支持的語言: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/275670786.md) | [English](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275670786.md) # AI inference startup Modal Labs in talks to raise at $2.5B valuation, sources say Modal Labs, a startup specializing in AI inference infrastructure, is in the process of raising a new round at a valuation of about $2.5 billion, according to four people with knowledge of the deal. Should the deal close at these terms, the funding round would more than double the company’s valuation of $1.1 billion announced less than five months ago. General Catalyst is in talks to lead the round, the people told TechCrunch. Modal’s annualized revenue run rate (ARR) is approximately $50 million, our sources said. The discussions are early, and terms could still change. Modal and General Catalyst did not respond to our requests for comment. Model is focused on optimizing inference, the process of running trained AI models to generate answers from user requests. Improving inference efficiency reduces compute costs and reduces the lag time between a user’s prompt and the AI’s response. Modal is one of the handful of inference-focused companies attracting intense investor attention now. Last week, its competitor Baseten announced a $300 million raise at a $5 billion valuation, more than doubling the $2.1 billion valuation it reached just months prior in September. Similarly, Fireworks AI, an inference cloud provider, secured $250 million at a $4 billion valuation in October. In January, the creators of the open-source inference project vLLM announced they had transitioned the tool into a VC-backed startup, Inferact, raising $150 million in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz at an $800 million valuation. Meanwhile, TechCrunch reported that the team behind SGLang has commercialized as RadixArk, which sources told us secured seed funding at a $400 million valuation led by Accel. Modal was co-founded by CEO Erik Bernhardsson in 2021 after he spent more than 15 years building and leading data teams at companies including Spotify and Better.com, where he was the CTO. Techcrunch event Boston, MA | June 23, 2026 The startup counts Lux Capital and Redpoint Ventures among its earlier backers. ### 相關股票 - [VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/SMH.US.md) - [Direxion Semicon Bull 3X (SOXL.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/SOXL.US.md) - [Invesco Semiconductors ETF (PSI.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/PSI.US.md) - [iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/SOXX.US.md) - [SPDR S&P Semicon (XSD.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/XSD.US.md) ## 相關資訊與研究 - [Samsung-backed AI chip firm Rebellions raises $400 million ahead of IPO](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/281025339.md) - [Micron Readies Client Storage for AI](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/281383944.md) - [Meet 'Dobby': The AI agent that could kill the app economy](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/281354277.md) - [U.S. Startup Emergence AI Opens Research Hub in Bengaluru](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/281141211.md) - [Legal AI startup Legora hits $100 million in annual recurring revenue](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/281411319.md)