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Infer

YC S21

Palo Alto, US · Founded 2021 · Delaware corporation · 9 employees · Hiring · 4 known investors

Infer provides software infrastructure for insurance agencies to manage their operations and client data.

Also known as Synth

Enterprise SoftwareSales TechIndiaSouth Asia

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S21)

Infer was founded in 2021 by Urvin Soneta, Suneel Matham, Vaibhav Saxena, and Vik Singh.

USUrvin Soneta
Urvin Sonetain𝕏Co-Founder
SMSuneel Matham
Suneel Mathamin𝕏Co-FounderSuneel Matham is a graduate of IIT Madras and the Plaksha AI fellowship, with focus on deep learning and language models for information retrieval.
VSVaibhav Saxena
Vaibhav SaxenainFounderVaibhav Saxena conducted AI research at Purdue University before founding Infer.
VS
Vik SinghCo-founder

Board

SDSatish Dharmaraj
Satish Dharmarajin𝕏Board directorManaging Director at Redpoint Ventures

Investors · 4

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Andreessen HorowitzreportedMenlo Park · $500K – $50M
Redpoint Venturesreported · 2 sourcesWoodside · $100K – $10Mvia Satish Dharmaraj · board
Sutter Hill VenturesreportedPalo Alto · $100K – $5M

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$23.2M disclosed across 1 round · 2014

▶$23.2MraisedJan 2015 · 13 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Vik SinghExecutive Officer, Director
  • Satish DharmarajDirector
Offering amount
$28.5M
Amount sold
$23.2M
First sale
Nov 2014
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2010
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Infer (infer.so) is a technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, that develops software infrastructure used by insurance agencies to run their operations and manage client data. Beyond this positioning, the public source documents retrieved for this profile contain no substantive coverage of the company: the fetched material consists of dictionary entries for the English verb "infer," an article about a separately named AI inference startup (Inferact), generic Palo Alto company directory and listicle pages that describe other businesses, and an unrelated article on post-acquisition shutdowns. None of these sources can be attributed to Infer (infer.so).

As a result, no externally sourced funding rounds, metrics, customer counts, product details, partnerships or leadership events could be verified for this company. Any figures on financing, team composition, or founding date held in this record derive from internal provenance data rather than the public documents reviewed here.

Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Competitors · 3

by search overlap
Hugging Face7 shared keywordsHugging Face is a collaboration platform that hosts and provides access to machine learning models, datasets, and applications. It offers both open-source tools for the ML community and paid compute and enterprise solutions for teams building AI applications.
Aurea7 shared keywordsAurea develops AI-driven enterprise software solutions designed to automate manual processes, enable predictive capabilities, and support business decision-making across an integrated portfolio. The platform serves large enterprises seeking to leverage generative and predictive AI for operational efficiency and competitive advantage.
Inference Labs6 shared keywordsInference Labs develops cryptographic verification systems for autonomous AI agents, robots, and other autonomous systems, enabling auditable and trustworthy decision-making through zero-knowledge proofs and verifiable computing. The company serves robotics, defense, financial institutions, healthcare, and autonomous vehicle operators.

Companies competing with Infer for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
InferDelaware

In the news

AI-powered Personal Knowledge Base Startup Synth Raises Funding From Y Combinatorentrepreneur.com · Aug 2021[Funding alert] AI startup Synth raises $125,000 from Y-Combinatoryourstory.com · Aug 2021Infer Raises $10 Million in Funding Rounddestinationcrm.com · Apr 2013Infer Raises $10 Million; Helps Companies Use Data to Win More Customersdiversity.net.nz · Apr 2013Infer Raises $10 Million From Redpoint And Others To Help Sales Teams Improve Leads With Big Data | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Apr 2013

▸Research sources · 7

primary sources listed

7 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Infer do?
Infer is a Palo Alto-based software company building operational and client-data infrastructure for insurance agencies.
Who founded Infer?
Infer was founded by Urvin Soneta, Suneel Matham, Vaibhav Saxena, Vik Singh in 2021.
Who are Infer's investors?
Infer's investors include Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Redpoint Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures.
How much funding has Infer raised?
Infer has disclosed $23.2M raised across 1 round.
Where is Infer headquartered?
Infer is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.