business#inference📝 BlogAnalyzed: Jan 28, 2026 12:17

New Companies Poised to Revolutionize AI Inference

Published:Jan 28, 2026 12:03
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TheSequence

Analysis

The landscape of AI infrastructure is rapidly evolving, with two new companies emerging from UC Berkeley aiming to dominate the "Inference Stack." This signals a shift in focus from model training to efficient model serving, opening exciting new possibilities for enterprise applications. These developments mark a pivotal moment for the industry.

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"Inferact, the commercial vehicle for the vLLM team, launched with a massive $150M seed round led by a16z and Lightspeed, valuing the project at $800M."
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