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a16z speedrun AI Infra startups

44 speedrun companies carry the AI Infra label, 35 of them in the last 3 cohorts. In the last two cohorts it's 20.3% of companies, up from 9.9% in the two before.

Signal
Crowded
Last 3 cohorts
35
All cohorts
44
Share, last 2 cohorts
20.3%

Share of each cohort

AI Infra companies, newest cohort first

44 companies

  • SR007AI Infra5New York, New York
  • SR007AI Infra5San Francisco, California
  • SR007AI Agents2New York, New York
  • SR007Robotics4Stanford, California
  • SR007AI Infra4San Francisco, California
  • SR007AI Infra2San Francisco, California
  • SR007AI Infra2San Francisco, California
  • SR007Dev Tools & DevOps3San Francisco, California
  • SR007AI Infra3San Francisco, California
  • SR007AI Voice7San Francisco, California
  • SR007Cybersecurity2San Francisco, California
  • SR007AI Agents3San Francisco, California
  • SR007AI Infra3San Francisco, California
  • SR007AI Agents5New York, New York
  • SR007AI Infra3Mountain View, California
  • SR007AI Infra4San Francisco, California
  • SR007AI Agents3San Francisco, California
  • SR007AI Agents2San Francisco, California
  • SR007AI Infra3San Francisco, California
  • SR006AI Infra5San Francisco, California
  • SR006Hardware4Mountain View, California
  • SR006Dev Tools & DevOps2San Francisco, California
  • SR006Fintech14San Francisco, California
  • SR006Cybersecurity6Palo Alto, California

Source: a16z’s public portfolio and speedrun directories; each company links to its a16z page. See how we count, or browse open problems worth solving.

Frequently asked questions

How many AI Infra startups has a16z speedrun backed?

a16z's speedrun directory lists 44 companies with the AI Infra label across 7 cohorts.

Is AI Infra crowded in a16z speedrun?

35 companies in the last 3 cohorts, which we label "Crowded". That describes speedrun only, not the whole market.