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Hopper

YC F26

San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 2 employees · 6 known investors

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Hopper offers fast inference infrastructure for voice applications, letting customers swap in open models such as Gemma-4 in place of GPT-4.1 and qwen3-tts in place of ElevenLabs for lower cost and higher speed. It serves developers and companies building voice and language-based products.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareArtificial IntelligenceInfrastructureUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (F26)

Hopper was founded in 2026 by Pavan Katta and Jashwanth Pedapudi.

PKPavan Katta
Pavan Kattain𝕏Founder/CEOFounder and CEO of Hopper. He previously led voice inference and post-training at Salient and holds an electrical engineering degree from IIT Madras.
JPJashwanth Pedapudi
Jashwanth Pedapudiin𝕏Founder/CTOFounder and CTO of Hopper. He previously worked as a kernels engineer at Meta Reality Labs and holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Madras.

Investors · 6

Transpose Platform ManagementHouston
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Meron Capitalreported · 2 sourcesTel Aviv

Also in the syndicate · 3

M-FundNew EraleadSequoia Scout Fund

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$7.6M disclosed across 1 round · 2025

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

In the news

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Frequently asked questions

What does Hopper do?
Hopper offers fast inference infrastructure for voice applications, letting customers swap in open models such as Gemma-4 in place of GPT-4.1 and qwen3-tts in place of ElevenLabs for lower cost and higher speed. It serves developers and companies building voice and language-based products.
Who founded Hopper?
Hopper was founded by Pavan Katta, Jashwanth Pedapudi in 2026.
Who are Hopper's investors?
Hopper's investors include Transpose Platform Management, Y Combinator, Meron Capital.
How much funding has Hopper raised?
Hopper has disclosed $7.6M raised across 1 round.
Where is Hopper headquartered?
Hopper is headquartered in San Francisco, US.