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Modal Labs is securing a $750 million funding round at a $15.75 billion valuation, driven by surging demand for AI inference services that run pre-trained models. However, the sector faces structural headwinds as rapid revenue growth is offset by thin margins due to escalating costs for acquiring or leasing compute infrastructure. This capital influx highlights the market's intense focus on scaling inference capabilities despite the current economic pressure on unit economics.

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Source: Inference provider Modal Labs closing in on $750M round at $15.75B valuation

TechCrunchSeptember 28, 20263 min read

The new financing is expected to more than triples the AI infrastructure startup's valuation from just four months ago.

AI inference infrastructure provider Modal Labs is nearing a $750 million funding round led by Accel at a $15.75 billion valuation that includes the investment, according to a source with knowledge of the funding. The size of the round has not been previously reported, though Axios and Bloomberg have reported other details of the deal. The new round would…

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