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Fireworks AI is a AI infra company, based in San Mateo, California, USA, founded 2022 by Lin Qiao. Latest valuation $17.5B (As of Jul 16, 2026, SiliconANGLE).
Recent changes
- Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 2026Raised $1.5B Series D at a $17.5B valuation CNBC
- Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 2026First reported run rate: $1B+ annualized revenue SiliconANGLE
- Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 2026First reported valuation: $17.5B SiliconANGLE
- Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 2026New investor: NVentures CNBC
- Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 2026New investor: Index Ventures CNBC
Earlier changes (4)
- Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 2026New investor: TCV CNBC
- Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 2026New investor: Lightspeed Venture Partners CNBC
- Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 2026New investor: Atreides Management CNBC
- Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 2026Nvidia-Backed Fireworks AI Hits $17.5B Valuation Pulse story
Funding History
1 event · sources dated per row| Date | Event | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | Series D | $1.5B | $17.5B | outlined = lead | Pulse story |
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Latest Pulse
- Aug 17, 2026Inside AI Infra's Money Trail: Databricks to FireworksDatabricks' $5 billion round at a $190 billion valuation, Together AI's doubled $8.3 billion mark, and Fireworks AI's leap to $17.5 billion trace a single financing pattern reshaping AI infrastructure investing.→
- Jul 16, 2026Nvidia-Backed Fireworks AI Hits $17.5B ValuationAI inference startup Fireworks AI raised a $1.5 billion Series D at a $17.5 billion valuation, backed by Nvidia, as enterprises pursue cheaper, faster ways to serve AI models at scale.→
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FUNDING$5B round / $190B valuation
Inside AI Infra's Money Trail: Databricks to Fireworks
Databricks' $5 billion round at a $190 billion valuation, Together AI's doubled $8.3 billion mark, and Fireworks AI's leap to $17.5 billion trace a single financing pattern reshaping AI infrastructure investing.
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Nvidia-Backed Fireworks AI Hits $17.5B Valuation
FUNDING$1.5B at $17.5B
Nvidia-Backed Fireworks AI Hits $17.5B Valuation
AI inference startup Fireworks AI raised a $1.5 billion Series D at a $17.5 billion valuation, backed by Nvidia, as enterprises pursue cheaper, faster ways to serve AI models at scale.
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- SiliconANGLEValue Add VC data2 facts
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