About the AI Infrastructure Market Map
This market map tracks 102 startups across 8 categories in the AI Infrastructure landscape. The picks and shovels of AI in one market map. Custom silicon, inference optimization, MLOps, vector databases, and training platforms powering the AI infrastructure stack, with funding data and company details. Curated by Hartmann Capital's venture research team, it provides a comprehensive view of the companies building in this space, from early-stage startups to growth-stage leaders.
Categories & Companies
AI Chips & Custom Silicon(16)
NVIDIA (Public) · AMD (Public) · Intel (Public) · Cerebras (Series G, $4400M) · Groq (Series D, $1500M) · Tenstorrent (Series D, $700M) · SambaNova (Series D, $1100M) · Etched (Series A, $120M) · d-Matrix (Series B, $275M) · Rivos (Series A, $250M) · Hailo (Series C, $344M) · Mythic (Series C, $165M) · Blaize (Series D, $272M) · Untether AI (Series B, $125M) · Esperanto Technologies (Series B, $100M) · Rain AI (Series A, $75M)
Photonics & Interconnect(8)
Lightmatter (Series D, $850M) · Celestial AI (Series C, $339M) · Enfabrica (Series B, $200M) · Ayar Labs (Series C, $260M) · Luminous Computing (Series A, $115M) · Lightelligence (Series B, $130M) · iPronics (Series A, $9M) · Salience Labs (Seed, $14M)
GPU Cloud & Compute(14)
CoreWeave (Public) · Lambda (Series E, $2300M) · Nebius (Public) · Crusoe Energy (Series E, $1375M) · Together AI (Series B, $534M) · FlexAI (Seed, $30M) · TensorWave (Series A, $43M) · GMI Cloud (Series A, $82M) · Foundry (Series A, $80M) · RunPod (Seed, $22M) · Vast.ai (Seed, $11M) · Voltage Park (Series A, $100M) · Vultr (Growth, $555M) · Hyperbolic (Series A, $20M)
Inference Optimization & Serving(14)
Fireworks AI (Series C, $552M) · Baseten (Series D, $285M) · Modal (Series B, $164M) · Replicate (Series B, $58M) · BentoML (Series A, $15M) · Anyscale (Series C, $281M) · CentML (Series A, $27M) · Modular (Series C, $380M) · OctoAI (Acquired, $132M) · Seldon (Series B, $55M) · Lepton AI (Acquired, $11M) · InferX (Seed) · TrueFoundry (Series A, $16M) · Luminal (YC)
MLOps & Model Management(13)
Weights & Biases (Acquired, $255M) · Domino Data Lab (Series F, $348M) · Comet (Series B, $63M) · Neptune.ai (Acquired, $13M) · ZenML (Seed, $6M) · Flower Labs (Series A, $20M) · Roboflow (Series B, $80M) · Lightning AI (Series B, $68M) · Determined AI (Acquired, $21M) · Tecton (Acquired, $160M) · Hopsworks (Series A, $30M) · Activeloop (Series A, $11M) · DVC (Iterative) (Series A, $20M)
Vector Databases & Data Infrastructure(11)
Pinecone (Series B, $138M) · Weaviate (Series C, $118M) · Qdrant (Series A, $38M) · Chroma (Seed, $18M) · Zilliz (Series B, $113M) · LanceDB (Seed, $13M) · Marqo (Seed, $8M) · Turbopuffer (Series A, $15M) · Vespa (Open Source) · SingleStore (Series F, $600M) · Rockset (Acquired, $105M)
Data Labeling & Annotation(12)
Scale AI (Series F, $1600M) · Labelbox (Series D, $189M) · Snorkel AI (Series D, $185M) · SuperAnnotate (Series B, $51M) · Surge AI (Bootstrapped) · V7 (Series A, $33M) · Appen (Public) · Label Studio (Series A, $25M) · Sapien (Seed, $5M) · DatologyAI (Series A, $46M) · Encord (Series B, $50M) · Protege (Seed, $10M)
AI Observability & Evaluation(14)
Arize AI (Series C, $131M) · Galileo (Series B, $68M) · Langfuse (Seed, $4M) · Helicone (Seed, $7M) · Braintrust (Series A, $36M) · LangSmith · Patronus AI (Series A, $40M) · Lakera (Acquired, $30M) · Robust Intelligence (Acquired, $44M) · Fiddler AI (Series B, $68M) · Traceloop (Seed, $4M) · Maxim AI (Seed, $3M) · Confident AI (Seed, $5M) · Agenta (Pre-Seed, $3M)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the AI Infrastructure market map?
- The AI Infrastructure market map is a curated overview of 102 startups across 8 categories : AI Chips & Custom Silicon, Photonics & Interconnect, GPU Cloud & Compute, Inference Optimization & Serving, MLOps & Model Management, Vector Databases & Data Infrastructure, Data Labeling & Annotation, AI Observability & Evaluation. The picks and shovels of AI in one market map. Custom silicon, inference optimization, MLOps, vector databases, and training platforms powering the AI infrastructure stack, with funding data and company details. It is maintained by Hartmann Capital's venture research team.
- How many startups are tracked?
- This map currently tracks 102 startups across 8 categories: AI Chips & Custom Silicon (16 companies), Photonics & Interconnect (8 companies), GPU Cloud & Compute (14 companies), Inference Optimization & Serving (14 companies), MLOps & Model Management (13 companies), Vector Databases & Data Infrastructure (11 companies), Data Labeling & Annotation (12 companies), AI Observability & Evaluation (14 companies).
- How can I submit my startup?
- You can submit your startup for inclusion by visiting the submission page. Submissions are reviewed by Hartmann Capital's research team.
- How often is this map updated?
- The AI Infrastructure market map is updated on a rolling basis as new startups emerge, companies raise funding rounds, or the competitive landscape shifts.