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Wafer

San Francisco, United States

series-a$40M raisedFreshly fundedAI AgentsAI InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Total Raised

$40M

Stage

series-a

Location

San Francisco, United States

Founded

2025

Team size

1-10

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About Wafer

AI startup Wafer has raised $40 million in Series A funding to optimize GPU performance using autonomous AI agents.

What sets it apart

Wafer’s agents continuously profile and optimize the full inference stack, automatically finding faster and cheaper configurations rather than relying on manual tuning.

Sectors

AI AgentsAI InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Business

ModelSaaS

CustomerAI infrastructure teams, ML engineers, and companies serving or deploying large-scale LLM inference

Notable

  • Raised $40M Series A in 2026
  • Backed by Y Combinator and Fifty Years
  • Reported performance gains including large speedups on AMD GPU workloads

Backing funds on Raise

Funding rounds

1 Sept 2026

Led by AMD Ventures, Marathon, Chemistry, Outset Capital

With Fifty Years, Y Combinator

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FAQ

What does Wafer do?

AI startup Wafer has raised $40 million in Series A funding to optimize GPU performance using autonomous AI agents.

Where is Wafer based?

Wafer is based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2025.

How much has Wafer raised?

Wafer has raised $40M in tracked funding and is currently at the series-a stage.

Who has invested in Wafer?

Investors in Wafer include Marathon, Chemistry, Wing, AMD Ventures, Outset Capital, Fifty Years and Y Combinator.