cluster

AI infra and compute startup ideas and companies

Model serving, inference optimization, GPUs and chips, training platforms, foundation models, cloud infra.

432

companies tracked

136

from the last 2 years

243

startup-relevant federal grants ($339M)

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Newest in the cluster

  • VoreliosY Combinator F26readiness

    A foundation model for engineering physics

  • RightNowY Combinator F26readiness

    Co-designing the fastest intelligence

  • Archangel HealthY Combinator F26readiness

    Infra to make AI safe enough to practice medicine

  • Kailash LabsY Combinator F26readiness

    A factory for small and specialized video reasoning models

  • Dreamscale LabsY Combinator F26readiness

    Running robot brains in the cloud

  • HopperY Combinator F26readiness

    Fast inference for voice

  • ZantPlug and Play PnP 2026readiness

    Zant simplifies and accelerates the deployment of AI models on edge devices, where cloud-based execution is limited by privacy, latency, or connectivity constraints.

  • CalejoPlug and Play PnP 2026readiness

    Calejo is an intelligence platforms that leverages the AI-potential helping corporates to optimize their business.

  • AylightPlug and Play PnP 2026readiness

    Aylight (2025, Zürich, Switzerland) is a spin-out from ETH Zürich that develops a novel comb laser technology for optical interconnects in data centers.

  • Experiential LabsY Combinator S26readiness

    Open source AI gateway that turns your traffic into better models

  • Standard MachinesY Combinator S26readiness

    Teaching AI to Design Chips

  • EdotEnvY Combinator S26readiness

    Quant Neolab building self-improving agents from quant data

Most AI-visible

Highest AEO scores - how well AI assistants can read and cite them.

  • Thunder Compute64
  • ZeroEntropy63
  • ZeroEntropy63
  • Solana62
  • Deepgram62
  • Lilac61
  • Kairos AR61
  • Shadeform61

Recent rounds

  • Deepslateunknown$8M
  • Zenithonunknown$0K
  • Nscaledebt$3.4B
  • Basecamp Researchseries-c$140M
  • Basecamp Researchunknown$140M

By program

  • Y Combinator157
  • Plug and Play133
  • Techstars33
  • 500 Global16
  • Alchemist Accelerator15
  • Entrepreneur First15
  • a16z speedrun14
  • South Park Commons11
  • Antler11
  • SOSV9
  • Berkeley SkyDeck7
  • AI Grant7
  • Seedcamp3
  • Sequoia Arc1

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Updated hourly from accelerator directories, funding news and federal grant data.