TechCrunch
6/18/2026

AI inference startup Baseten reportedly raising $1.5B months after its last mega round
Short summary
Baseten, an AI inference platform, is raising a reported $1.5 billion funding round at a $13 billion post-money valuation. The round demonstrates sustained investor enthusiasm for inference platforms as enterprises scale AI deployments. This signals the "inference gold rush" continues as infrastructure becomes critical to AI adoption.
- •$1.5B Series at $13B valuation
- •Part of 'inference gold rush' for AI infrastructure
- •Signals strong investor demand for inference platforms
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