Inference startup Infinity raises $15 million seed round led by Touring Capital

First recorded July 20, 2026 · Latest coverage July 20, 2026 · 1 source

AI inference infrastructure startup Infinity announced a $15 million funding round at a reported $100 million valuation. TechCrunch said the investors include Touring Capital, Principal VC, and individual researchers from OpenAI and Anthropic. The company is positioning itself around infrastructure for model inference workloads.

Why it matters: Funding for inference-focused infrastructure remains a meaningful signal about where investors expect bottlenecks and value creation in the AI stack. Backing from a named venture firm and researchers at leading model labs suggests continued interest in startups focused on serving deployment demand rather than only building frontier models.

Sources

• Inference startup Infinity raises $15M from Touring Capital, OpenAI and Anthropic researchers TechCrunch · July 20, 2026

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