AI · San Francisco, United States

Wafer

Wafer provides GPU optimization and AI inference solutions that help organizations maximize computational efficiency and reduce costs across their AI workloads and infrastructure.

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Location
San Francisco
10 roles
Team size
1-10
Founded 2025
Total raised
$44M
Series A · last round Sep '26
Salary range
$200–300k
+ equity · 1 of 10 roles
Visa
Visa sponsorship
8 of 10 roles

Open positions · 10

About Wafer

Wafer is a company specializing in AI inference optimization and GPU optimization, providing infrastructure solutions designed to enhance the performance of AI model training and inference workloads. The company builds a GPU optimization platform that helps organizations maximize the efficiency of their AI systems across different technology stacks. By offering customized solutions tailored to specific infrastructure needs, Wafer enables businesses to optimize their computational resources and improve the speed and cost-effectiveness of their AI operations.

Culture & values

Work directly with the team to define technical direction

Collaborative environment focused on building core systems together

Team-oriented culture centered on AI infrastructure development

Funding

$44Mtotal raised

Apr '26Sep '26
  • Sep 2026 · Series A
    $40M
  • Apr 2026 · Seed
    $4M

Company at a glance

Founded2025
Location
San Francisco, United States
Websitewafer.ai
LinkedInLinkedIn

The team at Wafer

1-10 peopleSee everyone on LinkedIn

Cosico

Business Development Representative at Oracle NetSuite | Empowering Businesses with the #1 Cloud ERP Solution

Emilio Andere

Build

Steven Arellano

co-founder @ wafer (yc s25) | prev 2σ, google, sei

Team breakdown

Team Distribution

  • Software Engineering40%
  • Leadership40%
  • Sales & Business Development20%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.University of Chicago
  2. 2.Stanford University
  3. 3.San Diego State University

Team Worked At

  • Google
  • Two Sigma
  • Argonne National Laboratory
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Location

Team Composition

10 people
  • Engineering and Technical5
  • Consulting2 senior2
  • General Management1 senior1
  • Operations1
  • Project Management1

Frequently asked questions

Of 10 open roles, Wafer has 10 on-site positions.

Wafer is based in San Francisco.

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