Wafer
San Francisco, United States
◆ Total Raised
$40M
◆ Stage
series-a
◆ Location
San Francisco, United States
◆ Founded
2025
◆ Team size
1-10
◆ Links
◆ 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
◆ 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
- Chemistry Fund IIseries-a
◆ Funding rounds
◆ Explore the market
◆ 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.