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Kog

Paris, France

seedFreshly fundedAI InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareDeveloper Tools

Stage

seed

Location

Paris, France

Founded

2023

Team size

11-50

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About Kog

French startup developing software to accelerate AI inference on existing datacenter GPUs by up to 10x without requiring new hardware.

What sets it apart

Kog focuses on extracting much higher inference performance from existing datacenter GPUs through whole-stack software and hardware-software co-design, rather than relying on new chips or specialized hardware.

Sectors

AI InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareDeveloper Tools

Business

ModelSaaS

CustomerGPU providers, AI infrastructure teams, and companies deploying AI agents or other latency-sensitive AI systems

Notable

  • Launched a public tech preview of its inference engine
  • Reported 3,000 output tokens per second per request on 8x AMD MI300X GPUs
  • Reported 2,100 output tokens per second per request on 8x NVIDIA H200 GPUs
  • Received the French Tech 2030 label in October 2025
  • Raised $5M from Varsity VC and Bpifrance's Deep Tech Program

Funding rounds

14 Aug 2026

Led by Varsity VC

With Bpifrance, Scaleway

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FAQ

What does Kog do?

French startup developing software to accelerate AI inference on existing datacenter GPUs by up to 10x without requiring new hardware.

Where is Kog based?

Kog is based in Paris, France, founded in 2023.

Who has invested in Kog?

Investors in Kog include Varsity VC and Bpifrance Deep Tech Program.