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title: "Wafer Raises $40 Million Series A at $200 Million Valuation After Rejecting Buyouts"
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# Wafer Raises $40 Million Series A at $200 Million Valuation After Rejecting Buyouts

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**Published:** 2026-09-01T20:49:38.000Z
**Category:** Funding
**Topics:** inference, agent, chips, funding

## Summary

A newly launched AI inference cloud is utilizing GPU optimization agents to deliver the low latency of small models at the cost of open source software\. Marath…

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