Modular
San Francisco, US · Founded 2017 · Delaware corporation · 8 known investors
Modular builds infrastructure for AI model inference and deployment, enabling developers to run AI models across different hardware and cloud environments. The platform unifies text, audio, and image inference capabilities under a single framework to make AI compute more accessible and cost-effective.
Founders & leadership
Investors · 8
Acorn Pacific VenturesSan Mateo
Firestreak Ventures
SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo Alto
SV AngelSan Francisco
Valkyrie Ventures Management, LlcPark City
Blockchange VenturesreportedNew Yorkvia Rob Schmults · board
Greylock PartnersreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $200M
Moonshots CapitalreportedAustin · $5K – $2.5Mvia Craig Cummings · board
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements▶$2.4MraisedMar 2020 · 10 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$2.4MraisedMar 2020 · 10 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Christopher BrownExecutive Officer, Director
- Rob SchmultsDirector
- Craig CummingsDirector
- Gregory Alexander TreeceExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $2.5M
- Amount sold
- $2.4M
- First sale
- Feb 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2017
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
In the news
- Semiconductor Startup Tylsemi Raises $43m in Seed Fund To Develop Modular Chip Tech - Tekediatekedia.com · 2026
- Modular Raises $250M Series B to Transform | SalesTools AIsalestools.io · 2025
- Modular raises $250M for AI's 'unified compute layer' at $1.6B valuation - SDxCentralsdxcentral.com · 2025
- AI startup Modular raises $250 million, seeks to challenge Nvidia dominance | Reutersreuters.com · 2025
- Modular secures $100M to build tools to optimize and create AI models | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · 2023
