San Francisco · On-site · $100-100k
Wafer
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Total raised$4.0M
StageSeed
Hiring pace4 roles / 90d
Team size1-10
HQSan Francisco, United States
About Wafer
Wafer is an AI infrastructure company specializing in GPU optimization and inference acceleration. The company builds a custom-tailored platform designed to optimize AI model training and inference across different technology stacks, enabling organizations to maximize the efficiency of their GPU resources. By providing specialized inference and GPU optimization infrastructure, Wafer helps businesses reduce computational costs and improve performance in their AI operations. The company is actively expanding its team to advance its mission of shaping the future of AI infrastructure and optimization.
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About the Team
Team Distribution
- Engineering40%
- Leadership40%
- Sales & Business Development20%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.University of Chicago
- 2.Stanford University
- 3.San Diego State University
Team Worked At
- Two Sigma
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Argonne National Laboratory
Team Composition
4 people- Engineering2
- Entrepreneurship2 senior2
Culture & values
Team works directly together to define technical direction
Focus on building core systems collaboratively
Culture centered around building the future of AI infrastructure
Funding History
SeedApr 2026
$4M
raised
Wafer, an AI startup focused on generating low-level hardware-aware code, raised $4M in a seed round.
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