Inferact

ZML launches a free multi-chip LLM inference server (ZML/LLMD) to run models across Nvidia, AMD, Google TPU, Apple Metal, and Intel Arc, aiming to reduce vendor lock-in and lower inference costs.

SambaNova raises $1B at an $11B valuation in a first close of its Series F, five months after a mega round, with JPMorgan as a customer and Intel partnership, signaling continued demand for AI inference hardware and potential exit paths.

Inferact raises $150M in a seed round valuing the startup at $800M to commercialize vLLM.