The problem
Running open models at scale is expensive and operationally heavy
What they do
Low-cost inference API for open-source AI models
Traction $105M ARR, ~14x YoY
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 18
- Headcount
- ~41
~41 staff (+273% YoY); no public job board found
Hiring in
- Palo Alto
- Sofia
- Remote (Europe)
Funding
- Last round
- $107M
- Stage
- Series B
- Date
- May 2026
Led by 500 Global, Georges Harik
- Hiring+1.518 open roles on the live job board (10–29 roles = +1.5)
- Funding recency+2Series B · $107M, May 2026 (5 months ago): 6 months or less = +1.5, $100M+ round +0.5
- Traction+1.5Strong growth: $105M ARR, ~14x YoY
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total5.01.5 + 2 + 1.5 − 0 = 5.0 → Sprint (4.75 or more)
Distance (10K) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
10K · edge: cheaper at size
$105M ARR growing fast, but behind Fireworks and Together in a price war.
Sources: GlobeNewswire: DeepInfra surpasses $100M ARR (Sep 2026) ↗ · New Market Pitch: AI cloud, which startup is ahead? (Jul 2026) ↗
Open ops roles
No ops roles open right now
Last checked Oct 25, 2026