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Conifer

YC S26 ↗

San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 3 employees · 2 known investors

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Conifer provides a routing system that runs large language models locally on user machines first, then intelligently routes queries to cloud models only when needed, reducing token costs and improving inference speed through optimized GPU kernels.

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)

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Michael Jeffordsin𝕏Founder

CM

Charles Muehlbergerin𝕏Founder

Investors · 2

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Perceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcLaguna Beach

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Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K