Baseten

ML model inference and deployment platform for AI startups and enterprises serving production traffic

AI 📍 San Francisco, CA Founded 2019

Current Valuation

$5.0B

as of 2026-Q1

UNICORN

Baseten provides high-performance model inference infrastructure - hosting, serving, and optimizing LLMs and custom AI models for production traffic. Closed a $300M round in January 2026 at a $5B valuation led by IVP and CapitalG with $150M strategic from Nvidia. Direct rival to Together AI, Modal, and Fireworks in the white-hot AI inference market.

Company Profile

CEO

Tuhin Srivastava

Founded

2019

San Francisco, CA

Employees

~150

Total Raised

$530M

Growth

explosive AI inference demand

Last Round

Series D — $300M (Jan 2026) · Lead: IVP / CapitalG

IPO Status

private

Founders & Key People

Tuhin SrivastavaAmir HaghighatPankaj GuptaPhilip Howes

Investors

IVP · CapitalG · Nvidia · Greylock · Spark Capital

Products

Baseten Inference Engine
Truss (open-source model packaging)
Performance Engine for LLMs
Custom-GPU deployment

Competitors

Together AI · Modal · Replicate · Anyscale · Fireworks AI

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