The problem
Teams want frontier-level AI on open models at lower cost
What they do
AI-native cloud for training and running open-source models
Traction Annual bookings >$1.15B; customers incl. Cursor, Cognition, Decagon
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 85
- Ops roles
- 3
- Headcount
- ~414
~414 staff (PitchBook); 75 open roles
Hiring in
- San Francisco
- Amsterdam
- New York
- Remote
Funding
- Last round
- $800M
- Stage
- Series C
- Date
- Jul 2026
Led by Aramco Ventures
- Hiring+285 open roles on the live job board (30+ roles = +2)
- Funding recency+2Series C · $800M, Jul 2026 (3 months ago): 6 months or less = +1.5, $100M+ round +0.5
- Traction+1.5Strong growth: Annual bookings >$1.15B; customers incl. Cursor, Cognition, Decagon
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total5.52 + 2 + 1.5 − 0 = 5.5 → Sprint (4.75 or more)
Distance (Half) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Half · edge: cheaper at size
Close #2 independent inference cloud with $1.15B+ bookings and customers like Cursor; capital-hungry, crowded field.
Sources: Business Wire: Together AI $800M Series C (Jul 2026) ↗ · Signals Inbox: Fireworks vs Together comparison (Jul 2026) ↗ · New Market Pitch: AI cloud, which startup is ahead? (Jul 2026) ↗
Last checked Oct 25, 2026